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The rockets light! The shuttle leaps off the launch pad in a cloud of steam and a trail of fire.
Sally Ride
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Sally Ride
Age: 61 †
Born: 1951
Born: May 26
Died: 2012
Died: July 23
Astronaut
Astrophysicist
Physicist
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LA
California
Dr Sally Kristen Ride
Sally Ride- Hawley
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