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On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space. She was an astronaut on a space shuttle mission. Her job was to work the robotic arm. She used the arm to help put satellites into space.

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Q: What was Sally Ride's job on the Space Shuttle?
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What was Sally Ride's job before going to space?

Sally Ride was a college tennis player before she became a NASA Astronaut, but that is not a job. She served as NASA's ground-based CapCom for the second and third shuttle missions, and helped to develop the Space Shuttle's robot arm. See the related link listed below for more information:


What was Sally rides job or special area while with the astronaut corps?

her job was to monitor the radar system and to collect evidence from other planets.


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Smallest space shuttle?

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Sally Ride education?

sally rides first job is unknown before college but after college she was a teacher at Stanford uni.


Name of the first shuttle launched?

The first space shuttle launched was Columbia on April 12, 1981.


What happens to the rocket when it breaks away from the shuttle?

When the rocket breaks away from the shuttle, it continues to propel the payload (such as a satellite or spacecraft) further into space. Once it has completed its job of delivering the payload to its desired orbit, the rocket will either stay in space as debris or be deliberately moved to a safe disposal orbit.


What did Sally Ride feel about her job?

She was very proud of her job:)


Did Sally Ride ever have kids?

No, Sally Ride did not have kids because she thought that they would get in the way of her job.


What is Sally Jackson's new job?

She becomes a novelist.


Did Sally Ride get maried?

Sally ride got maried but she got divorced because it would interfere with her job


What is Sally Ride's personality?

Well, -Sally Kristen Ride was born May 26, 1951 in Encino, Los Angeles (California, US) (now age 60) -She attended Portola Middle School and Westlake School for Girls (now Harvard-Westlake School) in Los Angeles as a child. (she attended Westlake School for Girls on a scholarship.) -Having loved science, she attended Swarthmore College (She later transferred to Stanford University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English and physics.) -She helped design the space shuttle robot arm. -She was the first person to use the robot arm of a space shuttle. -She endorsed Barack Obama in becoming president in 2008. -Sally ride was the only astronaut chosen for president Ronald Reagan's Rogers commission. -Her official title is "Dr. Sally Ride, Ph.D." -She has a masters degree and Ph.D. -She served in two space missions, 'STS 7' and 'STS-47-G' -She is a teacher and physicist. -She was 32, the youngest at the time, when she first entered space. -She is noted to have spent more than 343 hours in space. -She is the oldest of two, parents being of Carol Joyce and Dale Burdell Ride. -She has a sister, Karen "Bearful" Ride. -She married fellow NASA. astronaut Stave Hawley in 1982, but the couple later divorced in 1987. -She never had any kids, for she thought she should have focused on her job more than other activities/distractions. -She retired on August 15, 1987. -She is still alive. Hopefully that helped you in your report/mobile/project, good luck! :)