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Facts

Also Known As Sally Kristen Ride
Born May 26, 1951 • California
Died July 23, 2012 (aged 61) • California
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013)

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NASA's first women astronauts
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Scott Kelly
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Ronald McNair.
Ronald McNair
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Kathryn Sullivan
Kathryn Sullivan
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The first teacher in space
Christa Corrigan McAuliffe
American educator
Story Musgrave, 1971.
Story Musgrave
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Ellen Ochoa
Ellen Ochoa
American astronaut and administrator
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Wubbo Ockels
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American astronaut
From outer space to the U.S. Senate
Mark Kelly
American astronaut and United States senator
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Stephanie Wilson
American astronaut
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Jeffrey Hoffman
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Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison
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Eileen Collins
American astronaut
Morgan, Barbara
Barbara Morgan
American teacher and astronaut
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John W. Young
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Bruce McCandless
American naval aviator and astronaut
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Joseph Kerwin
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Guion Bluford
American astronaut
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Vance Brand
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