ride of a lifetime\nin 1977, sally ride was a college student at stanford university. she learned that nasa…

ride of a lifetime\nin 1977, sally ride was a college student at stanford university. she learned that nasa was inviting women to become astronauts. it was the first time that women were allowed in the space program. ride had a great interest in exploring space and worked hard to make her dream come true. she beat out thousands of other women to win a spot in the astronaut training program. after completing the difficult training, she became an astronaut. at first she worked on the ground supporting two space shuttle flights. later she joined the crew of the space shuttle challenger. she was the youngest crew member and the only female. finally, in 1983, sally ride became the first american woman to fly into space.\nwhat is the main, or central, idea of the passage?\nbefore 1977, women were not allowed in the space program.\nsally ride was a crew member on the challenger space shuttle.\nsally ride worked tirelessly to achieve her goal of space flight.

ride of a lifetime\nin 1977, sally ride was a college student at stanford university. she learned that nasa was inviting women to become astronauts. it was the first time that women were allowed in the space program. ride had a great interest in exploring space and worked hard to make her dream come true. she beat out thousands of other women to win a spot in the astronaut training program. after completing the difficult training, she became an astronaut. at first she worked on the ground supporting two space shuttle flights. later she joined the crew of the space shuttle challenger. she was the youngest crew member and the only female. finally, in 1983, sally ride became the first american woman to fly into space.\nwhat is the main, or central, idea of the passage?\nbefore 1977, women were not allowed in the space program.\nsally ride was a crew member on the challenger space shuttle.\nsally ride worked tirelessly to achieve her goal of space flight.

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The passage details Sally Ride's journey from a college student to becoming the first American woman in space. It emphasizes her hard work (beating thousands of women for a training spot, completing difficult training) to reach her goal. The first option is just a fact mentioned (women not allowed before 1977) but not the main idea. The second option (crew member on Challenger) is a detail. The third option about her working tirelessly to achieve space - flight goal encompasses the overall narrative of her efforts and achievement.

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Sally Ride worked tirelessly to achieve her goal of space flight.