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Challenger

In this June 1983 photo released by NASA, astronaut Sally Ride, a specialist on shuttle mission STS-7, monitors control panels from the pilot's chair on the space shuttle Challenger flight deck. (AP Photo/NASA, File)

How Sally Ride serves as an inspiration

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OPINION - Ride's selection as the first American woman in space was a clear indicator of NASA's acknowledgement of the importance of diversity..
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Slideshow: It happened this week in black history 1/16-1/21

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SLIDESHOW - Barack Obama was inaugurated, 'The Jeffersons' debuted and soul legend Jackie Wilson died; this is an incredibly historic week by any standard...
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