Lucidcafe's Profile of Sally Ride ...

09/21/87 Sally Ride is leaving NASA after making major contributions By MARK CARREAU Houston Chronicle Sally K. Ride, the first U.S. woman in space, officially departs NASA at the end of this month, leaving a stamp on the space program that few astronauts, male or female, have rivaled. Her contributions have been significant on the ground as well. An astrophysicist, Ride, 36, is leaving NASA for ...