Sally Ride: Life Stories
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National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Free
Join us for a program with journalist Lynn Sherr, Sally Ride biographer and author of Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space. Learn about Sally Ride from Sherr's perspective as a journalist, friend, and scholar. Understand the life and multi-faceted significance of this historical figure and learn about the history of women's entry into the astronaut corps.
Program Schedule: 2:00 pm - Introduction by Valerie Neal, space history curator 2:10 pm - Interview with Sherr given by Margaret Weitekamp, space history curator 2:40 pm - Question & Answer session with the audience 3:10 pm - Book signing with Sherr at the museum store
Be sure to find Sally Ride’s STS-7 flight suit on display in the Moving Beyond Earth gallery.
This program is being recorded and will be broadcast on NASA-TV, time to be determined. Please see NASA-TV listings for more info.
On June 18, 1983, a young physicist from California took her seat aboard the space shuttle and launched into history. On that date, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as a mission specialist on STS-7. In this image, Ride monitors control panels from the pilot's chair on the Flight Deck.
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