By: Darius

Date of birth and birth place.

Sally Ride was born in Los Angeles, California on May 26, 1951.

Her close family.

Sally is the oldest of two children.

The other child is her sister, Karen Ride.

Sally’s mother’s name was Joyce Ride.

Sally’s fathers name was Dale Ride.

What’s going on in Sally’s early childhood

In Sally’s childhood, she was an athlete.

Sally fell in love with tennis when she was in Europe on a trip.

Education(schools,learning)

Sally attended three different colleges.

She attended the colleges of Swarthmore in Pennsylvania and Stanford University in California.

When Sally was young she went to Westlake School for girls.

As she got older she attended Portola Middle School.

Adult Life Sally began to be

an astronaut in the year of 1978.

She was at the age of 27.

Sally was married to Steve Hawley while working for NASA.

Sally and Steve are now divorced.

Important Events The amazing Sally Ride applied into NASA in the year of 1977 at the age of 16.

Her first mission in space was on June 18,1983 on the spaceship called the 7 Challenger.

Living or Deceased? Sally Ride is living.

She is now the age of 47.

Why So Important? Sally Ride is known

and important because she was the first woman astronaut to go outer space.

Interesting Facts An interesting thing I

have found about Sally is that she is an athlete.

I think Sally would get along with lots of people including me because a lot of people play sports.

Important LessonsTwo important lessons that

people may learn from the way Sally lives are:

That she puts fun in her life. Also that she had a very

important job and she loved it. One day I might live like her.

Hero or Celebrity? Sally Ride neither a hero or celebrity.

She was a historical figure. She is a historical figure because she did something that is known in history.

References Hannigan, James E. "Ride, Sally Kristen."

World Book Student. 2008. [Place of access.]  7 Oct. 2008 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar469190>.

Lewis, Jone Johnson. “Astronaut Candidate Sally Ride 1979” 2008, (Place of Access) 7 Oct. 2008 , About.Com. http://z.about.com/d/womenshistory/1/0/6/J/sally_ride_candidate.jpg