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Sally Ride

サリー・ライド　/　さりー・らいど

American physicist

May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012　・　Los Angeles, California, United States

California
physicist
astronaut
astrophysicist

My Take

Sally Ride matters to me as much for what she did after orbit as for the 1983 flight that made her the first American woman in space. Plenty of pioneers spend the rest of their lives being a symbol; Ride went back to physics, to teaching, and to building programs that pulled young people toward science. That choice, converting personal fame into institutional change, is rarer than courage. I also think about the privacy she kept until the very end, and what it cost to be a flawless public icon. The Presidential Medal of Freedom arrived a year after her death, which says something about how slowly we honor the people who move first.

Overview

Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951–July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Southern California, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983, became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space. She was the youngest American astronaut to have flown in space, having done so at the age of 32.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sally Ride
Name (Japanese): サリー・ライド
Reading: さりー・らいど
Born: May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rabbit
Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: physicist / astronaut / astrophysicist / writer / university teacher

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Birmingham High School
University: Stanford University

Awards & achievements

NASA Space Flight Medal
Fellow of the American Physical Society
2005 Theodore Roosevelt Award
Harmon Trophy
2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom
1988 National Women's Hall of Fame
Library of Congress Living Legend
Texas Women's Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89

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