Sally
Ride!
By: Tori Smith
Extra, Extra read all about it! Sally Ride was the first person in space.
She was born in 1951 in Los Angela’s. She was great at two sports soft ball and
tennis. She was also very tremendous at physics. When she was excepted in
N.A.S.A. in 1978 she quickly loved N.A.S.A. and completed her training in 1979. She became an astronaut in 1983. At this time she flew her first rocket “Challenger.” Then after her second flight in
1984 a terrible tragedy happened. A rocket exploded not out of earths atmosphere with 7 people on the rocket then they all died. Sally then quit her job and became a physics professor. Then she was diagnosed with cancer and after a year she died. People paid their respects online and in person. We will always remeber Sally Ride.
Ride!
By: Tori Smith
Extra, Extra read all about it! Sally Ride was the first person in space.
She was born in 1951 in Los Angela’s. She was great at two sports soft ball and
tennis. She was also very tremendous at physics. When she was excepted in
N.A.S.A. in 1978 she quickly loved N.A.S.A. and completed her training in 1979. She became an astronaut in 1983. At this time she flew her first rocket “Challenger.” Then after her second flight in
1984 a terrible tragedy happened. A rocket exploded not out of earths atmosphere with 7 people on the rocket then they all died. Sally then quit her job and became a physics professor. Then she was diagnosed with cancer and after a year she died. People paid their respects online and in person. We will always remeber Sally Ride.