May 26th is Sally Ride Day!    

Today is Sally Ride Day, a holiday dedicated to the achievements of the late American astronaut and astrophysicist Dr. Sally Ride. She attended Stanford University in Northern California and earned two bachelor’s degrees in both English and physics and went on to receive her master’s and Ph.D, as well. While completing her education, Ride applied to NASA and was selected to participate in their training program. In 1983, she became the first American woman in space flying aboard the space shuttle Challenger and entered into space for a second time the following year. When Sally Ride blasted into space, American activist Gloria Steinem was quoted as saying, “Millions of little girls are going to sit by their television sets and see they can be astronauts, heroes, explorers and scientists.” Sally Ride was the youngest American and the first American woman in space.  

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