"Sally Kristen Ride"@en . . . . . "American physicist and astronaut" . . . "Sally Kristen Ride"@en . . "Ride, Sally Kristen"@en . . "1951Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2012Z"^^ . "1951-05-26Z"^^ . "2012-07-23Z"^^ . . "Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 \u2013 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."@en . . "Sally Ride"@en .