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Sally Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012, American, Lesbian)  She was an American astronaut and physicist, joining NASA in 1978 after going through a tough selection process. In 1983, became the first American woman, the third woman and the first queer person to fly in space. A thread... 🧵 @kde.org

She was the youngest American astronaut to have flown in space, having done so at the age of 32. Her first mission with the Challenger lasted 6 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes. She was also part of the Challenger mission in 1984 for 8 day flight which was the first one with two women on board. @kde.org

Ride started training for her third mission but it was cancelled after the Challenger disaster. During the investigation she was invited to be part of the presidential commission that investigated the disaster and was key to find the cause. @kde.org