By : Courtnie Betteley

Me after I quit being an astronaut.

Early Life Experiences

I was born May 26,1951 in Encino, California.

Dale Burdell and Carl Joyce Ride are my parents.

I had one sister ,her name is Karen.[Bear].I was a very curious child who was

encouraged to her best in everything I set her mind to.

Me as an astronaut.

Early Life Experiences

Education

Occupation

I got a job with NASA in 1977 as a astronaut , mission control , and a mission specialist.

While looking for a job I was a PH.D candidate looking for post doctoral work in astrophysics.

When I was in space she worked with a team that designed the remote control mechanical arm that they use to retrieve and deploy satellites.

A portrait of me as an astronaut.

Occupation

I had a lot of jobs , some of her jobs were astronaut , scientist , physicist , writer , and a doctor.

I launched communication satellites and put them in the cargo area.

Me on the Space shuttle Challenger.

When the space she shuttle exploded I was in the one in the group that researched it.

I was the president of the websites Space.com , and EarthKAM.

I moved to NASA headquarters in Washington D.C that’s where I was an assistant to NASA.

When the space she shuttle exploded I was in the one in the group that researched it.

I was the president of the websites Space.com , and EarthKAM.

I moved to NASA headquarters in Washington D.C that’s where I was an assistant to NASA.

Me working on the Challenger.

Goals

I wanted to become a professional tennis player.

I also wanted to become a professional football player.

I wanted to be a science teacher.I wanted to be the first woman in space.

Me and my team of astronauts.

Accomplishments

I become the first woman in space in 1983.I got a scholarship to a private school for

playing tennis.I was a physics professor.I wrote 5 books.I was in the National Woman's Hall Of Fame.

The space shuttle Challenger launching with me on it.

Accomplishments

I received a lot of honors as an astronaut.I received bachelors degrees.I was a director of the space institute.

Some of the books I written.

Lesson I learned

I learned that even if you are not allowed to do something don’t give up because you can achieve anything that you put your mind to.

I am taking of in the Challenger.

Interesting Facts

When I was launching into space 250,000 people came to watch.

I operated a 50 foot robotic arm to pick up a 3000 pound satellite.

I spent more than 343 hours in space.

One of the patches I earned.

Sources

Sally Ride Rebecca Gomez 2003http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/dis

co/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3Aus%3ba100 Amazing Americans Jerome Agel 1990http://www.biography .com/articles/Sally-

Ride-9458284 http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biog

raphies/ride/

Me as an astronaut.