Dr. Sally K. Ride was a Group 8 Astronaut Selection. She joined the corps in 1978 with a group that was the first to include female astronauts. On June 18, 1983 Ride made history by becoming the first U.S. female astronaut to fly in space. She was Mission Specialist on STS-7 and made headlines around the world. She would also be the first woman to fly twice in space serving as a Mission Specialist on STS 41-G. Dr. Ride was training for a third flight into space when the Challenger accident halted all NASA flights. She served on the committee investigating the causes of the accident. When the Columbia Orbit broke up upon re-entry in 1991, Dr. Ride was again chosen for the committee investigating the accident. Today she lives in Southern California and serves on the faculty of a major college. Dr. Ride has also done extensive work in the education of young women in engineering and science through her foundation.

Item is an 8 x 10” photograph of Dr. Ride in the Shuttle with Kathy Sullivan. Dr. Ride has signed in silver ink and added “STS-41G.” The photograph is in MINT condition.

Bid with confidence, I am a proud member of the Universal Autograph Collector’s Club or UACC (and published, see May-June 2004 of the Pen and Quill, UACC’s bi-monthly publication). I abide by their strict code of ethics. Check out my feedback, over 2600 satisfied buyers and counting! Your money, including return postage costs, is cheerfully refunded if you are not TOTALLY satisfied with the item. As an Ebay Power Seller, you’re guaranteed a first rate transaction! I will accept checks, money orders, credit cards, and Paypal direct. Check out my other auctions, I add to them every day!

Shipping Information:

I don’t like paying shipping any more than you do. In reality I only break even or oftentimes lose money with every item that I ship. But that is my commitment to my buyers for safe, secure and inexpensive shipping. I will happily combine shipping for multiple purchases. Photographs are triple protected placed inside a plastic cover, sandwiched in a manila folder and packed between two stiff cardboards. The outside of the package is marked clearly DO NOT BEND! First class S&H is $3 domestic; international rates are $5.00 for 1st class global, $4.00 for our friends in Canada. Thanks for visiting my auction and good luck with your bidding!

Bill Ownbey