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Sally Ride (1951-2012) | NASA Astronaut / First American Woman in Space – NASA Solar System Exploration
UN Women - Today we remember Sally Ride, born on this day in 1951, who was the 3rd woman to travel to space. 👩🚀🚀 Her legacy lives on through all the girls
TIE - Sally Ride became the first American woman to go to space in 1983. Ahead of her flight, reporters asked if she'd “weep” while NASA engineers asked if 100 tampons would
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