Me after I quit being an astronaut. Sally Ride By : Courtnie Betteley

Early Life Experiences Me as 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.

Early Life Experiences I loved to play sports , she played tennis , softball, and football. I also loved Shakespeare’s play’s , and looking at stars through her telescope. As a girl I loved to read books, but mostly science fiction books. Me playing tennis.

Education I went to Westlake school on a tennis scholarship. I went to Swarthmore College , but dropped out to play tennis. After quitting tennis I went to Stanford University in Palo Alto , and graduated. -Me as a child.

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 Me on the Space shuttle Challenger. 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.

Occupation 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 2003 http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3Aus%3ba 100 Amazing Americans Jerome Agel 1990 http://www.biography .com/articles/Sally-Ride-9458284 http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/ride/ Me as an astronaut.