Sally Ride, Challenger Team STS-7 - Sacramento CA - Space Flight Memorials and Exhibits on Waymarking.com

Sally Ride, California native was one of 8,000 applicants chosen to crew on the Challenger mission. Five were chosen. They trained for 5 years before the event. She flew two missions. Was on the NASA investigation board twice following tragic accidents. She was a Stanford alumni with a PhD (four degrees altogether). Later taught physics at UC San Diego and was CEO of her own company - Sally Ride Science - for educational student programs.

She was born in Los Angeles in 1951 and died in July 2012.
A space pioneer and role model on earth.
www.NASA.gov/centers/Kennedy/about/ride-feature
www.californiamuseum.org

Hours: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily (when the airport is open) parking is the primary fee! $2/ one-half hour. Fee (if no fee, enter 'none'): 0 How Long a Hike: possibly several blocks from parking areas, one kilometer Amount of time an average person would spend here: Less than an hour Accessible?: yes Location is wheelchair accessible?: Yes

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Date Logged Log User Rating   11/29/2013 sbcamper visited it