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Not long ago,few little girls imagined they could grow up to become years in the United States, only men had that 1983,that y Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space.

On Monday,Ride died at the age of 61,"Sally was a national hero and a powerful role model,"President Barack Obama said in a statement."She inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars."

Ride became interested in space when she was a kid."If you asked me when I was 12 whether I wanted to be an astronaut,I'm sure I would have said yes," she said in a 2010 interview. "But I didn't even think about that as a possible career."

After studying physics in college,Ride got her was accepted into NASA's astronaut training program in 1978,and then chosen to be the first American female in 1983,she blasted into space aboard the Challenger shuttle.

Ride returned to space on the Challenger a second time in een the two missions,she spent a total of 343 hours in r that,she remained involved with the space program and also worked to share her passion for science with co-authored six science books for children,and started her own science and education company.

Ride knew that she held a unique place in history."I realized how important it was for a woman to break that barrier and open the door for other women to be able to do the same exciting things that the men had been doing," she said.

Since Ride's historic trip,more than 40 other American women have traveled to all had Ride to thank for opening the door to the final frontier.

a called Ride a national hero because she       .

the first American to travel to space                  me the first American female in space

the first to travel on the Challenger shuttle              ed a door for women to find suitable jobs

other contributions did Ride make?

ng many pictures of the space program.          

ting a company to teach more astronauts.

hing kids through sharing her thirst for science.     

hing woman how to become a successful astronaut.

key characters does Ride have according to the text?

e and creative.        ous and strict.          and elegant.           rous and easy-going.

can we learn from the text?

studied astronomy when she was in university.

icans think Ride was the greatest woman in history.

e are many women who have become astronauts after Ride.

wanted to find a job as an astronaut when she was very young.

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