Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply craft S.S. Sally Ride departs International Space Station for planned destructive re-entry

By Mark Garcia, NASA Space Station Blog  April 21, 2023 At 7:22 a.m. EDT, Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft S.S. Sally Ride was released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm, which earlier detached Cygnus from the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s Unity module. At the time of release, the station was flying southwest of Ireland. […]

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Finalists Announced for 2022 ITA Sally Ride STEM Award

News release from Intercollegiate Tennis Association, May 18, 2022 The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is pleased to announce the four finalists for the inaugural ITA Sally Ride STEM Award as endowed by Tam O’Shaughnessy. This year’s finalists include Lauren Gillinov (Yale), Adriene Pavek (Idaho State), Elizabeth Stefancic (Marshall), and Anna Tifrea (CalTech). The ITA Sally […]

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The new Sally Ride quarter has a lot of symbolism

By Melissa Truth Miller for Nerdist March 16, 2022 A new quarter honoring Dr. Sally Ride debuted March 21, 2022. The coin is the latest in the American Women Quarters collection. It highlights her trailblazing spirit as the first American woman in space and her advocacy for equitable science education. Her life and business partner, Tam […]

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Sally Ride coin is next in American Women Quarters program

By Darrin Lee Unser, coinnews.net March 8, 2022 The United States Mint will begin offering 100-coin bags and 40-coin rolls of circulation-quality 2022 Dr. Sally Ride quarter dollars in the American Women program beginning at noon Eastern Time March 22. The coin is the second of five releases in 2022 for the four-year, 20-coin American […]

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NPR Short Wave podcast: Tam O’Shaughnessy’s 27-year partnership with America’s first woman in space

Loving Sally Ride NPR Short Wave, Hosted by Madeline Sofia, June 23, 2021 Tam O’Shaughnessy and Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, shared a passion for getting girls involved in STEM. It led them to co-found Sally Ride Science, a company focused on equity and inclusion in science education. But, there […]

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The San Diego Union-Tribune – “Sally Ride: Astronaut who reached for the stars, not stardom”

The San Diego Union-Tribune and the Women’s Museum of California are celebrating a century of female achievement in San Diego to mark the 100th year of women’s suffrage in America. The second installment of this series pays tribute to pioneering female scientists and researchers who pushed boundaries in exploring our world—and beyond—and helped cultivate new generations […]

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum seeks volunteers to help transcribe Sally Ride’s archival papers

From: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Posted March 19, 2020 By Jennifer Levasseur, Space History Department NASA astronaut Dr. Sally K. Ride became a national icon of achievement in science and space on June 18, 1983, when she became the first American woman to fly in space. The National Air and Space Museum is pleased to […]

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WATCH “Fly Girls: Women in Aviation” from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

“Fly Girls: Women in Aerospace” is the latest segment of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s STEM in 30 program. It tells the stories of pioneering women from Amelia Earhard and Bessie Coleman to Sally Ride and beyond. Discover STEM in 30 STEM in 30  is an Emmy-nominated program for middle school students produced […]

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Barbie hails astronaut Sally Ride with new ‘Inspiring Women’ doll

From CollectSpace.com Barbie has added to her astronaut wardrobe the flight suit of a real space explorer. Mattel on Monday (Aug. 26) revealed its new Barbie Inspiring Women Series Sally Ride doll, modeled after the late NASA astronaut. “Sally Ride was the first American woman, and the youngest American, to fly in space. Her adventurous […]

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The Guardian: Second Annual Women in Leadership Conference Held at UCSD

By Natalie Tran The Guardian, UC San Diego, May 28, 2019 The second annual Women in Leadership event was hosted by Sally Ride Science @ UC San Diego was held in Price Center West on May 22, featuring a panel discussion with CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA Sylvia Acevedo, best-selling author and former […]

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