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| BIOGRAPHY | |
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| Sally Ride | |
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| Full Name: | Sally Kristen Ride |
| Species: | Human |
| Gender: | female |
| Homeworld: | Earth |
| Birthplace: | Los Angeles, California (North America) |
| Born: | May 26, 1951 |
| Died: | July 23, 2012 |
| Affiliation: | United States of America; NASA |
| Family | |
| Mother: | Carol Ride |
| Father: | Dale Ride |
| Sibling(s): | Karen Ride |
| Career | |
| Occupation: | astronaut; scientist |
| Previous Assignment: | Challenger (flight STS-7) |
| Final Assignment: | Challenger (flight STS-41G) |
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was a human astronaut who lived in the 20th and 21st centuries. In the year 1983, she became the first American female to reach space, on a flight of the space shuttle Challenger.
In 1984, Roberta Lincoln dressed as Sally Ride for Halloween. (TOS - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1)
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