Sally Kristen Ride (1951-2012)

[mss]

National Air and Space Museum @airandspace

The astronaut flight jacket pictured here belonged to Sally Ride, who became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983. Learn more about this style of jacket that astronauts wore to work or for public appearances: https://s.si.edu/4lxTqOD
#AirSpacePhoto #SallysNight

https://twitter.com/airandspace/status/1935457297515302983

[Orionid]

Matka pierwszej Amerykanki w kosmosie.

Joyce Anderson Ride (1923–24.01.2026) [102]

Post Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego
29.01.2026

Bear Ride, sister of Sally Ride, shared this obituary for their mother, Joyce.

Photos, clockwise from upper left: Joyce Ride; the Ride family, 1968; Joyce and Dale Ride on the way to watch Sally’s second space launch, 1984; Joyce with Sally’s flight suit in the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum.

Joyce Anderson Ride, 1923–2026

Joyce Anderson Ride, a social activist known for her sharp wit and for being the mother of astronaut Sally Ride, died peacefully on Jan. 24, 2026, surrounded by family and friends at Pilgrim Place in Claremont, Calif. She was 102.

Born in Detroit Lakes, Minn., Joyce grew up with a love of learning and music, and a fierce independence. She attended Carleton College and later transferred to UCLA, where she earned a degree in psychology and became a loyal fan of Bruin athletics. At UCLA, Joyce refused to sign the required Loyalty Oath, calling it “stupid and wrong,” an early expression of the principled activism that would define her life.

She married Dale Ride in 1949, and together they raised two daughters, Sally Kristen Ride and Karen (Bear) Ride, encouraging them both to follow their own paths. Sally became the first American woman in space; Bear was ordained a Presbyterian minister.

https://www.facebook.com/sallyridescience/posts/bear-ride-sister-of-sally-ride-shared-this-obituary-for-their-mother