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First Woman in Space
RIDE, Sally (1951-2012). American astronaut and physicist. Joined NASA in 1978. She was the first woman to enter low earth orbit in 1983. She was the only person to serve on both investigation panels for two space shuttle disasters, the Challenger and the Columbia. She remains the youngest American astronaut to be launched into space. Official NASA color photograph of Ride, half length pose standing nest to a model of her spacecraft. Nice inscription: “To Toni, Reach for the Stars! Sally K. Ride.” In Mint condition.................... SOLD
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