Welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: May 26th, 2022. Today is Sally Ride Day and in Homeschool this week to celebrate this holiday Charlie and I will be studying Space, Astronauts, and the Astronomy. Would you like to join us in our studies.
Sally Ride Day honors the first American woman Astronaut to go into Space. Dr. Ride accomplished this feat as a mission specialist aboard STS-7, the second flight of the Space Shuttle “Challenger”. STS-7 was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 18th, 1983.
Celebrate Sally Ride Day by researching the U.S. Space program and NASA. We encourage everyone to push for a more active and dedicated U.S. Space Program and Policy.
If any of you young ladies or young gentlemen have thought about becoming an Astronaut, we encourage you to follow your dream of going into Space. Exploration and taming of the frontier made America what it is today. As a famous Trekkie one said. “Space is the final frontier”.
History and Origin of Sally Ride Day:
Sally Ride Day was created in honor of the birth date of Sally Ride, the first American woman in Space. Sally Ride was born on May 26th, 1951, in Los Angeles, California.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
