When Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket heads to space on Nov. 6, its precious cargo will be aboard the Cygnus spacecraft S.S. Sally Ride, named after the first American woman in space. 🧵
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Dr. Ride was a space shuttle mission specialist in 1983 and 1984, the first chief of NASA’s Office of Exploration, and led education and outreach initiatives to improve STEM education, especially for girls.
Learn more: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/people/1760/sally-ride-1951-2012/