Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut who made history in 1983 as the first American woman to travel into space, and the third woman overall following Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana Savitskaya. She set a record as the youngest American astronaut in space at the age of 32. Ride's achievements broke barriers for women in science and space exploration, inspiring future generations of female astronauts and scientists.
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Meaning of the name - Sally
princess
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Sally Ride belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Los Angeles
Place of Death: La Jolla
Cause of Death: pancreatic cancer
Educated At: Harvard-Westlake School | Birmingham High School | Swarthmore College | Los Angeles Unified School District | Stanford University
Occupation: children's writer | university teacher | astrophysicist | physicist | writer | astronaut
Spouses: Steven Hawley
Employers: Center for International Security and Cooperation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | University of California, San Diego | Sally Ride Science | Stanford University
Awards Received: Fellow of the American Physical Society | Women in Aviation, International | Theodore Roosevelt Award | Texas Women's Hall of Fame | Library of Congress Living Legend | Science Writing Award | Harmon Trophy | California Hall of Fame | NASA Space Flight Medal | International Space Hall of Fame | National Women's Hall of Fame | United States Astronaut Hall of Fame | National Aviation Hall of Fame | Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for May 26, 1951
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 26, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 26, 2026 |
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| Sun | 4 Gemini 42 | 5 Gemini 33 | 16 Leo 22 |
| Moon | 21 Aquarius 23 | 14 Libra 43 | 7 Scorpio 4 |
| Mercury | 9 Taurus 58 | 19 Gemini 35 | 12 Virgo 37 |
| Venus | 17 Cancer 39 | 9 Cancer 14 | 18 Virgo 5 |
| Mars | 3 Gemini 38 | 5 Taurus 53 | 24 Cancer 23 |
| Jupiter | 7 Aries 4 | 23 Cancer 7 | 13 Aries 57 |
| Saturn | 26 Virgo 6 | 11 Aries 40 | 0 Libra 5 |
| Uranus | 7 Cancer 36 | 1 Gemini 46 | 11 Cancer 56 |
| Neptune | 17 Libra 1 | 3 Aries 57 | 17 Libra 13 |
| Pluto | 17 Leo 34 | 5 Aquarius 24 | 19 Leo 23 |
| Rahu | 15 Pisces 3 | 4 Pisces 26 | 11 Pisces 5 |
| Ketu | 15 Virgo 3 | 4 Virgo 26 | 11 Virgo 5 |
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