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Sally Ride

American astronaut and physicist (1951-2012).

Born May 26th, 1951 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 2012 at 61 years old in La Jolla (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Occupations
astronaut, astrophysicist, children's writer, physicist, university teacher, writer
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