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Reagan Library unveils statue of Sally Ride, debuts song to honor 1st American woman in space
July 6, 2023
Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, now stands tall on the grounds of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in California, where a statue of her was unveiled Tuesday (July 4) as a part of an Independence Day celebration.
Members of the Ride family, including her 99-year-old mother, Joyce, helped to reveal the larger-than-life tribute, which is backdropped by the rolling hills of Simi Valley, at the entrance to the library's outdoor Peace Plaza.
"It's with great joy and a profound sense of gratitude that the Ride family joins you in celebrating the unveiling of Sally today. As her younger sister, I've always had a sense that she was seven feet tall, and now I have proof," said Karen "Bear" Ride to the small crowd that had gathered around the statue. "But here we are, looking down over our old home in the San Fernando Valley, remembering her, celebrating the fact that Sally was a trailblazer and to many a hero."
The bronze sculpture captures Ride in mid step, as she reaches out with her right arm to lift a scale model of the space shuttle Challenger into the air. She is depicted as she was 40 years ago, dressed in the NASA coveralls and flight jacket that she wore for her first launch.
"In a space agency filled with trailblazers, Sally Ride was a pioneer of a different sort," David Trulio, president and chief executive officer of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, said. "This California native broke the gender barrier on June 18, 1983, when she became the first American woman in space while rocketing on Challenger's STS-7 mission with four male crewmates."
Ride's history-making mission — and her second spaceflight, which followed the year later — took place during Reagan's time as president. She met him with him before and after she flew, and was later appointed by Reagan to the commission that investigated the 1986 tragedy that claimed Challenger and its seven-member STS-51L crew just 73 seconds into flight.
"Reagan was a strong advocate for space exploration his entire presidency, recognizing its importance not just for scientific discovery and technological advancement, but also for global leadership and national pride," said Trulio. "Reagan believed that America had a unique responsibility to explore the frontiers of space and that doing so would inspire future generations and advance the cause of human progress."
"It is for these reasons and more that we are so honored to be unveiling the statue of Sally Ride on our campus today," he said.
https://www.space.com/astronaut-sally-ride-statue-reagan-library-unveiled