1. By: Darius

2. Date of birth and birth place. Sally Ride was born in Los Angeles, California on May 26, 1951.

3. Her close family.  Sally is the oldest of two children.  The other child is her sister, Karen Ride.  Sally’s mother’s name was Joyce Ride.  Sally’s fathers name was Dale Ride.

4. What’s going on in Sally’s early childhood  In Sally’s childhood, she was an athlete.  Sally fell in love with tennis when she was in Europe on a trip.

5. Education(schools,learning)  Sally attended three different colleges.  She attended the colleges of Swarthmore in Pennsylvania and Stanford University in California.  When Sally was young she went to Westlake School for girls.  As she got older she attended Portola Middle School.

6. Adult Life  Sally began to be an astronaut in the year of 1978.  She was at the age of 27.  Sally was married to Steve Hawley while working for NASA.  Sally and Steve are now divorced.

7. Important Events  The amazing Sally Ride applied into NASA in the year of 1977 at the age of 16.  Her first mission in space was on June 18,1983 on the spaceship called the 7 Challenger.

8. Living or Deceased?  Sally Ride is living. She is now the age of 47.

9. Why So Important?  Sally Ride is known and important because she was the first woman astronaut to go outer space.

10. Interesting Facts  An interesting thing I have found about Sally is that she is an athlete.  I think Sally would get along with lots of people including me because a lot of people play sports.

11. Important Lessons Two important lessons that people may learn from the way Sally lives are:  That she puts fun in her life.  Also that she had a very important job and she loved it.  One day I might live like her.

12. Hero or Celebrity?  Sally Ride neither a hero or celebrity.  She was a historical figure.  She is a historical figure because she did something that is known in history.

13. References  Hannigan, James E. "Ride, Sally Kristen." World Book Student. 2008. [Place of access.] 7 Oct. 2008.  Lewis, Jone Johnson. “Astronaut Candidate Sally Ride 1979” 2008, (Place of Access) 7 Oct. 2008, About.Com. http://z.about.com/d/womenshistory/1/0/6/J/ sally_ride_candidate.jpg