// american astronaut and physicist (1951–2012)

Sally Ride

Sally Ride (1951–2012) flew to space twice, spending 14.3 days off Earth in total. Nationality: United States. First flight: STS-7, 1983.

United States2 spaceflights14.3 days in space

Spaceflights

Jun 18, 1983

STS-7Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Oct 5, 1984

STS-41-GSpace Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality: United States
Born: 1951
Died: 2012
Occupation: physicist, astronaut, astrophysicist, writer
Employer: Center for International Security and Cooperation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, University of California, San Diego, Sally Ride Science
Astronaut group: NASA Astronaut Group 8

In space

Spaceflights: 2
Time in space: 14.32 days
First flight: June 18, 1983
Latest flight: STS-41-G
Education: Stanford University; Los Angeles Unified School District; Birmingham High School; Harvard-Westlake School
Awards (Wikidata): 14: NASA Space Flight Medal; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Theodore Roosevelt Award…

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