Sally Ride Thesis

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Sally Ride was one of the most fascinating people to go to space. She was born on May 26, 1951 in California. After high school sally went on to study at Standford University where she earned multiple degrees in physics and English. ( NASA. (2018). Who Was Sally Ride?. [online] Available at: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/who-was-sally-ride-k4.html [Accessed 12 Feb. 2018] ) Dr.Sally Ride's extensive education led her to beat out 1,000 other applicants for a spot in NASA's astronaut program in 1978. Sally Ride made great contributions to space exploration and had many accomplishments, such as being the first American woman in space, serving as a CAPCOM, and being a mission specialist on STS-7. VERY NICE THESIS STATEMENT. GOOD INTRODUCTION. …show more content…

" In 1983, astronaut and astrophysicist Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger."(Biography. (2018). Sally Ride. [online] Available at: https://www.biography.com/people/sally-ride-9458284 [Accessed 12 Feb. 2018].) After many years of hard work Sally proved it all payed off. This is a great example of how if you keep working towards no matter how big or how many obstacles that may be in your way you can overcome them and reach your goals. During her time in space Sally Ride had an important job. " Her job was to work the robotic arm. She used the arm to help put satellites into space."(NASA. (2018). Who Was Sally Ride? [online] Available at: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/who-was-sally-ride-k4.html [Accessed 12 Feb.

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