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[[Image:Sally_Ride.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dr. Sally Ride]]

[[Image:Sally_Ride.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dr. Sally Ride]]

'''Dr. Sally Kristen Ride''' (May 26, 1951, [[Los Angeles]]) was the first [[United States|American]] woman in [[space]]. She has a doctorate in [[Physics]] (Stanford, 1978), as well as a BSc in Physics, BA in English in 1973, and a MSc in Physics.

'''Dr. Sally Kristen Ride''' (May 26, 1951, [[Los Angeles]]) was the first [[United States|American]] woman in [[space]]. She has a [[doctorate]] in [[Physics]] (Stanford, 1978), as well as a BSc in Physics, BA in English in 1973, and a MSc in Physics.

==NASA biography==

==NASA biography==

Long an advocate for improved science education, Dr. Ride has written five science books for children: ''To Space and Back''; ''Voyager''; ''The Third Planet''; ''The Mystery of Mars''; and ''Exploring Our Solar System''. She has also initiated and directed education projects designed to fuel middle school students' fascination with science.  

Long an advocate for improved science education, Dr. Ride has written five science books for children: ''To Space and Back''; ''Voyager''; ''The Third Planet''; ''The Mystery of Mars''; and ''Exploring Our Solar System''. She has also initiated and directed education projects designed to fuel middle school students' fascination with science.  

Dr. Ride has been a member of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology and the National Research Council's Space Studies Board, and has served on the Boards of the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and the NCAA Foundation. Dr. Ride is a Fellow of the [[American Physical Society]], a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, and currently serves on the Boards of the Aerospace Corporation and the [[California Institute of Technology]]. She is the only person to have served on the Commissions investigating both the Space Shuttle Challenger and Columbia accidents.

Dr. Ride has been a member of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology and the National Research Council's Space Studies Board, and has served on the Boards of the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and the NCAA Foundation. Dr. Ride is a Fellow of the [[American Physical Society]], a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, and currently serves on the Boards of the Aerospace Corporation and the [[California Institute of Technology]]. She is the only person to have served on the Commissions investigating both the Space Shuttle Challenger and [[Space Shuttle Columbia]] accidents.

Dr. Ride has received numerous honors and awards. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame and the Astronaut Hall of Fame, and has received the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the von Braun Award, the Lindbergh Eagle, and the NCAA’s Theodore Roosevelt Award. She has also twice been awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal.<ref>[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ride-sk.html Ride's biography as released by NASA (2006)]</ref>

Dr. Ride has received numerous honors and awards. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame and the Astronaut Hall of Fame, and has received the [[Thomas Jefferson|Jefferson]] Award for Public Service, the von Braun Award, the [[Charles Lindbergh|Lindbergh]] Eagle, and the [[NCAA]]’s [[Theodore Roosevelt]] Award. She has also twice been awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal.<ref>[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ride-sk.html Ride's biography as released by NASA (2006)]</ref>

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