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Sally Ride
1951-2012

by Moriah and Sage

Who Was Sally Ride?

Sally Ride was
the first
American
woman to
go to space.

The Events That Shaped Her Life

● born in May 26, 1951
● traveled to Europe at age 9
● played tennis with a champion
● hired by NASA in January 1978
● April 1982 chosen for a space flight
● January 28,1986, Challenger explodes and 7 people are killed

Why Is She Important to Remember1

Sally Ride is important to
remember because by her
actions she encouraged
other women to try to do
things that only men had
done in the past.

Her Personality Traits

Confident

● when she did sports

●when she took the tests

Brave & strong

● passed a hard physical test

●first women to do the drop and drag test

Patient

●Waited 5 years for her turn in space

●patient with her studies in college

A Timeline of Sally Ride’s Life

Click on the picture to see a dipity timeline of sally rides life.

Resources

Stine, Megan. Who was Sally
Ride? New York: Grosset &
Dunlap, 2013.