Sally Ride: Breaking the Highest Glass Ceiling
Object Details
- Creator
- National Air and Space Museum
- Views
- 87,613
- Video Title
- Sally Ride: Breaking the Highest Glass Ceiling
- Description
- Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. She was a mission specialist on the seventh space shuttle mission and operated the shuttle’s robotic arm. Ride was known for her friendly and relaxed personality, but also her intense focus. She felt responsible for paving the way for women in space. Ride’s performance and skill, alongside her four male colleagues, made her a symbol of equality. See more stories like this on the Museum's official app GO FLIGHT.
- Video Duration
- 2 min 36 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- aviation air space national museum smithsonian airplane NASA Rocket Jet Discovery SR-71 Blackbird "Space Shuttle" History Science STEM astronaut
- Uploaded
- 2017-03-01T15:57:22.000Z
- Type
- YouTube Videos
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- airandspace
- National Air and Space Museum
- YouTube Channel
- airandspace
- YouTube Category
- Education
- Topic
- Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences
- Record ID
- yt_Dsgz-b-Tebo
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