Sally Ride Day

Sally Ride Day for the year 2023 is celebrated/observed on Friday, May 26th. There are until the next observance.

Sally Ride Day is an annual appreciation holiday celebrated on May 26. It’s a delightful tribute to the brilliant Sally Ride. She was the first female astronaut from the United States. This commemoration serves as a powerful reminder of the incredible achievements of female astronauts. It is a day dedicated to encouraging further space exploration and study. Sally Ride is a fantastic role model for young females interested in space and science. Since 2003, the date has been commemorated annually to mark her birthday.

📆 When is Sally Ride Day?

This year, Sally Ride Day is on May 26th. It is the 4th Friday in May; in 2024, it is on Sunday.

→ Did you know: Dr. Richard Ride was the youngest astronaut to ever journey to space at the age of 32.

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📜 History of Sally Ride Day

Dr. Richard Ride was an astronaut who was born on May 26, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. Prior to attending U.C.L.A., she attended Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. Ride earned a Bachelor of Arts in both English and physics from Stanford University in 1973. In 1975, she graduated from Stanford with a master’s degree in physics. She got a Ph.D. in physics in 1978. Her studies focused on how X-rays interact with the interstellar medium. Out of 8,000 applicants, Ride was one of just 35 people chosen for the NASA astronaut training program. She was a member of the first group of female American astronauts (NASA Astronaut Group 8). On the second mission of the Orbit Shuttle Challenger, Dr. Ride traveled to space as the mission specialist on STS-7. The STS-7 was launched from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on June 18, 1983.

☑️ Sally Ride Day facts

✅ She was a professor
Dr. Ride went on to become a physics professor at the University of California, San Diego.

✅ She founded EarthKAM
It lets students use a camera on the International Space Station to take digital pictures of Earth.

✅ She was a capsule communicator
Dr. Ride operated as a capsule communicator on the Space Shuttle Columbia’s second and third flights after receiving her NASA training in 1979.

✨ Things to do on Sally Ride Day

⚡ Learn about space
You may observe the occasion by learning more about space. You’ll appreciate learning about our enormous cosmos.

⚡ Do something new
Dr. Ride was an audacious record-breaker. Allow her to motivate you to do something new that you’ve always wanted to try.

⚡ Experience zero gravity
Some facilities offer zero-gravity experiences. You’ll enjoy floating about and feeling weightless.

📅 Sally Ride Day Observances

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