SALLY RIDE * PSA * AUTOGRAPH Personal FAA PILOT LICENSE * NASA Shuttle Astronaut

SALLY RIDE'S PERSONALLY OWNED & SIGNED F.A.A. PILOT LICENSE

First American Woman in space DR. SALLY K. RIDE her personally owned and signed Federal Aviation Administration PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE for a single engine aircraft issued to "Sally Kristen Ride / NASA Johnson Space Center/Houston, TX  77058", along with key personal details. The license card lists Ride as D.O.B 05-26-51 / HEIGHT 65 in / WEIGHT 115 / HAIR Brown / EYES Blue / NATIONALITY USA. Ride signs at lower left in blue ink pen as, "Sally K. Ride".

A unique chance to own something Sally Ride herself carried, something she needed in order to take to the skies shortly before she took to space. Her pilot license isn’t just a credential; it’s proof of the quiet, determined steps she took on her way to making history. In doing so, she opened doors for millions of people, especially young women who could suddenly picture themselves in a cockpit, a lab, or even aboard a space shuttle. Owning her pilot license is like holding a key to that story.

Ride got her pilot's license because she greatly enjoyed the T-38 jet flight training she received as a NASA astronaut candidate, which led her to take private lessons as a hobby. Ride almost certainly carried the well-worn license with her on every flight, as required by law. Based on condition, the tattered edges would that the license was possibly carried in her wallet with the right side exposed. A fascinating glimpse into the personal development and training of NASA's first female astronaut in space.

We acquired Ride's license directly from her estate. The Sally Ride license is accompanied by the original COA from Mark Roesler, Chairman & CEO of CMG Worldwide, the Official Intellectual Property and Licensing Representative of the Sally Ride Estate certifying that this license was personally owned by Ride.

Ride would go on to become the first American woman to fly twice, with a lifetime total of more than 343 hours spent in space. A two-time Challenger space shuttle astronaut, she would go on to serve on the Rogers Commission, the presidential commission investigating the Challenger disaster. Ride died of pancreatic cancer in 2012.

Ride, the youngest American astronaut to have flown in space at just 32, was the first American woman in space, and only the third internationally after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova and 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982.

Condition is as shown, consistent with age, use and handling. One of the very few personally-owned and space-related Ride items to have come to market. Overall encapsulate measures 3.25" x 5.25". Pilot's license measures 2.25" x 3.75". 

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