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June 18 , 1983 , file photo - Sally Ride , First American woman in space<br />
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Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who in 1983 became the first American woman to reach outer space. [1][2]. She was preceded by two Soviet women, Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982). At the time, she was the youngest American to enter outer space. She was married for a time to NASA Astronaut Steve Hawley.
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June 18 , 1983 , file photo - Sally Ride , First American woman in space

Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who in 1983 became the first American woman to reach outer space. [1][2]. She was preceded by two Soviet women, Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982). At the time, she was the youngest American to enter outer space. She was married for a time to NASA Astronaut Steve Hawley.

Filename: F_NASA_12.jpg
Source: Agence Quebec Pressse
Date: 31 Jan 1983
Location: USA
Credit: NASA
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