Women in History Shout Out

Posted on Feb 02, 2012 03:17:37 PM | Mamta Patel Nagaraja | 2 Comments |

"All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary." - Sally Ride

(1951- ) Former astronaut and first American woman in space. Dr. Sally Ride was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1978 and flew for the first time in 1983. After retiring from the astronaut corp, Dr. Ride joined the University of Califorinia at San Diego as a professor and started her own organization called Sally Ride Science to encourage young girls to enter science, math, technology, and engineering fields.

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2 On Mar 02, 2012 11:03:26 AM Mamta Patel Nagaraja added a comment on your blog post.

Yes, she is Kathryn! The best part is her endeavors to continue impacting young girls. Check out her site: https://www.sallyridescience.com/. Thanks for reading!

1 On Mar 01, 2012 11:08:55 AM Kathryn added a comment on your blog post.

Sally Ride is Women's Astronaut Pioneer. Excellent ~

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