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Sally Ride was a physicist, astronaut and astrophysicist, born on May 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Sally Ride died on July 23, 2012, aged 61. Schooling on record includes Birmingham High School and Stanford University. Listed accolades include NASA Space Flight Medal, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Theodore Roosevelt Award (2005) and 5 more.
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.
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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
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- physicist / astronaut / astrophysicist / writer / university teacher
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
2. Background
- 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. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally%20Ride
- 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
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49285
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Sally Ride born?
Born May 26, 1951.
When did Sally Ride die?
Died July 23, 2012, aged 61.
Where was Sally Ride from?
Sally Ride was from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What did Sally Ride do?
Sally Ride worked as physicist, astronaut, astrophysicist, writer, university teacher.
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