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Sally ride, america's first female astronaut, was 61 years old. >> gone too soon. ride was a trail blazer who changed the face of the space program. lisa stark worked with sally ride and has her story. good morning. >> reporter: when sally ride became an astronaut in 1978, it had been an all-male fraternity for nearly two decades. she and five women were part of the astronaut group that year and ride who had a ph.d. in physics drew the lucky straw. launching on the shuttle "challenger" in 1983. >> liftoff of sds 7 and america's first woman astronaut. >> i have to admit i am more excited about ...
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