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Astronaut Sally Ride has died at 61. She became the first American woman to fly in space when she rode in the shuttle Challenger in 1983.
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Sally Ride
Ride had a master's and doctorate in astrophysics from Stanford University. She was one of 35 people chosen to join the astronaut program from 8,300 applicants when NASA sought to hire more people with science backgrounds.
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