Sally Ride

True or False -

Sally ride went to space on the shuttle Challenger.

• False

• True

What is Sally ride remembered for?

• Being the first American woman to go to space.

• Making the best pecan pie.

• Becoming a professor.

Check all of the character traits of Sally Ride that apply:

• brave

• smart

• hard working

• lazy

During which space shuttle mission did the first American woman, Sally Ride, venture into space, making her the first female astronaut to fly on a U.S. spacecraft?

• STS-7 (Challenger)

• STS-41-D (Discovery)

• STS-51-B (Challenger)

• STS-41-G (Challenger)

What was Sally Ride's primary field of study before becoming an astronaut?

• Physics

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Mathematics

Which university did Sally Ride attend for her undergraduate studies?

• Harvard University

• Stanford University

• MIT

• Caltech

In what year did Sally Ride first travel to space?

• 1981

• 1983

• 1985

• 1987

What was the name of the space shuttle on which Sally Ride first flew?

• Columbia

• Challenger

• Discovery

• Atlantis

Sally Ride was part of which NASA astronaut group?

• Group 1

• Group 8

• Group 12

• Group 15

What role did Sally Ride serve on her first space mission?

• Mission Specialist

• Pilot

• Commander

• Payload Specialist