Sally Ride, Astronaut and science advocate. (Thursday, June 17th 2010)

When Sally Ride launched into orbit on the shuttle Challenger in 1983, she became the first American woman to fly in space. After a long career with NASA, Ride turned her professional focus to a lifelong passion: passing along her love of science to young people—especially young women and girls. She has written six science books for children, and founded Sally Ride Science to motivate young women to pursue careers in science, math and technology.

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