Sally Ride Death
Sally passed away on July 23, 2012 at the age of 61 in La Jolla, California, U.S.. Sally's cause of death was pancreatic cancer.
When did Sally Ride die?
July 23, 2012How did Sally Ride die? What was the cause of death?
Pancreatic cancerHow old was Sally Ride when died?
61Where did Sally Ride die? What was the location of death?
La Jolla, California, U.S.
Sally Ride Birthday and Date of Death
Sally Ride was born on May 26, 1951 and died on July 23, 2012. Sally was 61 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: May 26, 1951
Date of Death: July 23, 2012
Age at Death: 61
Sally Ride - Biography
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American physicist and astronaut. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. She remains the youngest American astronaut to have traveled to space, having done so at the age of 32. After flying twice on the Orbiter Challenger, she left NASA in 1987. She worked for two years at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Arms Control, then at the University of California, San Diego as a professor of physics, primarily researching nonlinear optics and Thomson scattering. She served on the committees that investigated the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters, the only person to participate on both. Ride died of pancreatic cancer on July 23, 2012.
