Thursday, February 4, 2010

Sally Ride

Today I attended an employee forum to hear Dr. Sally Ride, first woman in space, speak.  There were only about 100 of us that got to attend, so I felt pretty lucky!  I first heard about her from my older sister who I think had done a poster or report about her for school.  

Dr. Ride showed us fascinating pictures from her 2 space flights, including shots of hurricanes, night lights, fault lines, and the visible layers of the atmosphere.  It was amazing to hear her experiences about something that so few people have ever done.  

Now she spends her time working to encourage young people to pursue careers in math & science through Sally Ride Science. 

1 comments:

Pete said...

Very interesting. I had heard the name Sally Ride, but only in that Billy Joel song where he names a lot of people and things. Another piece of the puzzle falls into place.