Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Has Died

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Subject English Language Arts — Oral Language Skills, Speaking and Listening • Science — Earth and Space Science, Science and Engineering Practices • Social Studies — Change Related to Familiar People and Places, Current Events, Exploration, Knowledge of Human Characteristics, US History

Grade Level PreK, Grades K-12

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After a 17 month battle with pancreatic cancer, trailblazer Sally Ride, known as the first American woman in space, has died. In 1978, she was one of six women chosen by NASA from among 8,000 applicants to become an astronaut. Ride went on to inspire women and girls around the world in her roles as a physicist and science writer.

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