Did sally ride have kids

Nsikan Akpan Nsikan Akpan. By , Russia had launched a woman into space, but America lagged behind. Space travel, like so many occupations, remained a white boys club. NASA has since come a long way in terms of gender equality.

10 interesting facts about sally ride

The makeup of the New Horizons mission is a great example. And Sally Ride, who on June 16, , became the first American woman in space, played an invaluable role in this progress. She taught millions of American young girls — and at least one black boy growing up outside Atlanta me — that their dreams, nay the stars, could reached by learning science.

Behind the icon was a person with private and public passions. An excerpt of our conversation along with some photos from the book are below. Sally Ride was bone May 26, She is pictured here with father, Dale Ride. Sally has one sister, Karen, but she goes by Bear. Bear just stuck. Bear is more that way and less athletic. Joyce and Dale never fought.