An astrophysicist, who in 1,983, became the youngest American in space on the Challenger space shuttle at thirty-two years of age; as well as the first U.S. woman to go to space. After she died in 2,012, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barrack Obama.
Sally Ride was the first woman in the U.S. to go to space, which makes her an important figure to the gender equality movement.
by Vanguard 1998 February 24, 2021
The first woman the USA sent to space, the first member of the LGBT community in space, and overall a really awesome human. She died from pancreatic cancer in 2012, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama the following year.
by Fyr211 March 14, 2021
Make your your seatbelt is fastened and tight, you don't want to be able to move around when you fuse with your seat or end up becoming the plastic bag in a trash can. You want to be strapped in tight for the Sally ride.
by Solid Mantis November 2, 2016