(Pieter Kuiper/Wikipedia) Sally Ride, photographed in 2008. (This image is used with permission under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.)
Female Space Pioneer Promotes Science Careers
MARCH 11, 2010Ros Krasny, Reuters
American physicist Sally Ride achieved lasting fame in June 1983 when she became the first American woman to travel in space as a crew member of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
She is now president of Sally Ride Science, a company dedicated to helping teachers raise students' interest in science.
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