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Astronaut Biography: Sally Ride
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//SoftQuad//DTD HoTMetaL PRO 4.0::19971010::extensions to HTML 4.0//EN" "hmpro4.dtd"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Astronaut Biography: Sally Ride</TITLE> <META NAME="author" CONTENT="Joachim Becker"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="Ride, astronaut"> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Astronaut Biography: Sally Ride"> <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="text.css"> <STYLE TYPE="text/css"> body { margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px; margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px } </STYLE> <STYLE TYPE="text/css"> body, textarea { scrollbar-base-color:#000000; scrollbar-3dlight-color:#FFFFFF; scrollbar-arrow-color:#FFFFFF; scrollbar-darkshadow-color:#000000; scrollbar-face-color:#000000; scrollbar-highlight-color:#FFFFFF; scrollbar-shadow-color:#000000; scrollbar-track-color:#FFFFFF; } </STYLE> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="button.js"></SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND="../../portraits/backgrd.gif" BGPROPERTIES="FIXED"> <DIV STYLE="width: 950px"> <P></P> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <H3>Biographies of U.S. Astronauts</H3></DIV> <P><IMG SRC="../../portraits/line_2.jpg" WIDTH="97%" HEIGHT="5"></P> <TABLE WIDTH="97%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="85%" ROWSPAN="3"> <H1>Ride</H1> <H2>Sally Kristen</H2> <H1>USA</H1> <IMG SRC="../../../graph/flags/usa.gif" TITLE="USA" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="100"></TD> <TD WIDTH="149"><A HREF="../../large/astronauts/ride_sally.htm" TARGET="wall"> <IMG SRC="../../portraits/astronauts/ride_sal.jpg" TITLE="Sally Ride" WIDTH="237" HEIGHT="333" BORDER="0"></A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="149"> <P><A HREF="../../portraits_hi/astronauts/ride_sally.jpg" TARGET="wall" STYLE="text-decoration:none">hi res version (734 KB)</A></P></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="149"> <H3><A HREF="../../../more/astronauts/page/ride_sally.htm" TARGET="wall" STYLE="text-decoration:none">more photos</A></H3></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><IMG SRC="../../portraits/line_2.jpg" WIDTH="97%" HEIGHT="5"></P> <P></P> <H3>Personal data</H3> <TABLE WIDTH="97%" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#FFFF80" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Birthdate:</B></TD> <TD> 26.05.1951</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Birthplace:</B></TD> <TD> Los Angeles, California</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B><A HREF="../../../family/astronauts/english/ride_sally.htm" TARGET="popup" ONCLICK="window.open('','popup','toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=405,height=400,left=40,top=40')" STYLE="text-decoration:none">Marital status:</A></B></TD> <TD> divorced</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Children:</B></TD> <TD> none</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Selection date:</B></TD> <TD> 16.01.1978</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Selection group:</B></TD> <TD> <A HREF="../../../groups/english/nasa8.htm" TARGET="wall">NASA-8</A></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Position:</B></TD> <TD> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Mission Specialist')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">MSP</A></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Status:</B></TD> <TD> Ret. 15.08.1987</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Day of death:</B></TD> <TD> 23.07.2012</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Place of death:</B></TD> <TD> La Jolla, California</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> <H3>Spaceflights</H3> <TABLE WIDTH="97%" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#FFFF80" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR BGCOLOR="#FFCC00"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>No.</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Mission</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Position</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Time</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Duration</B></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>1</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%"> <A HREF="../../../mission/english/sts-7.htm" TARGET="wall">STS-7 Challenger</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Mission Specialist')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">MS</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> 18.06. - 24.06.1983</TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT" NOWRAP="NOWRAP">6d 02h 24m </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>2</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%" NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../../mission/english/sts-41g.htm" TARGET="wall">STS-41G Challenger</A></TD> <TD> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Mission Specialist')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">MS</A></TD> <TD> 05.10. - 13.10.1984</TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT">8d 05h 23m </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>3</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%"> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT"> </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>4</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%"> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT"> </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>5</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%"> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT"> </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>6</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%"> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT"> </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>7</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%"> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT"> </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD COLSPAN="4" ALIGN="RIGHT" WIDTH="4%"><B>Total</B> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT" NOWRAP="NOWRAP">14d 07h 47m </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><A HREF="../../../mission/p_large/english/sts-7.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../mission/patches_s/sts-7.gif" TITLE="Patch STS-7" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="100" BORDER="0"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../../mission/p_large/english/sts-41g.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../mission/patches_s/sts-41g.gif" TITLE="Patch STS-41G" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="107" BORDER="0"></A></TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> <H3>Additional information</H3> <TABLE WIDTH="97%" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#FFFF80" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD> <DIV ALIGN="justify">Bachelor of science in physics and bachelor of arts in English from Stanford University, 1973; master of science and <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Doctorate of Philosophy degree')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">Ph.D.</A> in physics from Stanford University 1975 and 1978 respectively; was assigned to serve as a mission specialist on <A HREF="../../../cancelled/english/sts-61m.htm" TARGET="wall">STS-61M</A> (cancelled); later at Center for International Security and Arms Control, Stanford University; was since June 1989 Chief of Space Science Institute, University of California, San Diego; Member of Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB). In August 1987, she resigned from NASA to take a position at the Center for International Security and Arms Control (CISAC) at Stanford University. Hobbies: Tennis, running, rugby, volleyball, softball, philately She died of pancreatic cancer. </DIV></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <HR> <TABLE WIDTH="97%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="32"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#400040">©</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="mailto:mail@spacefacts.de"><IMG SRC="../../../graph/logo_small_2.gif" WIDTH="174" HEIGHT="124" BORDER="0" NAME="image2" ONMOUSEOVER="on('image2');" ONMOUSEOUT="off('image2')"></A></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="+1"></FONT></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP="NOWRAP" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="+1"> </FONT> <P>Last update on September 24, 2020.</P><A HREF="http://www.spacefacts.de" TARGET="new window"><IMG SRC="../../../graph/home.gif" TITLE="Back to homepage SPACEFACTS" WIDTH="203" HEIGHT="61" ONMOUSEOVER="on('image1');" ONMOUSEOUT="off('image1')" NAME="image1" BORDER="0"></A></TD> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT" NOWRAP="NOWRAP" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="../../../english/sf_patch.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../schedule/patches/sf_patch.png" ALT="SPACEFACTS patch" WIDTH="155" HEIGHT="133" BORDER="0" TITLE="SPACEFACTS patch"></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="wz_tooltip_new.js"></SCRIPT></DIV> </BODY> </HTML>