Women of flight special collection, 1929-2005 and undated.

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Women of flight special collection, 1929-2005 and undated.

1929-2005

This is a 6 box collection. In addition, it also is composed of a file cabinet. It is comprised of artifacts, documents, magazines, newspapers, and photographs.

1 cubic ft.

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11616772

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Ride, Sally, 1951-2012

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Sally Ride (b. May 26, 1951, Los Angeles, CA–d. July 23, 2012, La Jolla, CA) was an American physicist and astronaut. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983; Ride was the third woman in space overall. Ride remains the youngest American astronaut to have traveled to space, having done so at the age of 32. After flying twice on the Orbiter Challenger, she left NASA in 1987. She worked for two years at Stanford University's Center for Inter...