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To print the story please do so via the link in the story toolbar. Sally Ride was born in Encino, California. She had a strong interest in science, even as a young girl. Her parents encouraged her academic studies throughout her childhood and adolescence. In January, , Sally Ride was chosen as one of 35 successful applicants from a pool of women who wanted to become astronauts.

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She began her astronaut training later that year. She worked specifically on the interactions between X-rays and interstellar media. By August, , Sally Ride had completed astronaut training. She was assigned to a planned space mission, STS-7 scheduled for She would serve as mission specialist. The space shuttle Challenger launched with Sally Ride aboard as mission specialist on June 18,