Sally Ride National Tribute at Kennedy Center Tonight

May 20, 2013

Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-2191
allard.beutel@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-080

SALLY RIDE NATIONAL TRIBUTE AT KENNEDY CENTER TONIGHT

WASHINGTON -- NASA and Sally Ride Science are inviting journalists to
tonight's "Sally Ride: A Lifetime of Accomplishment, A Champion of
Science Literacy," a national tribute to America's first woman in
space. The special event will be held at the Concert Hall of the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C., at 7 p.m. EDT.

The celebration will highlight Ride's contributions and legacies.
These include her long-time focus on education, and her passion for
inspiring all students, especially girls and under-represented
minority students, to learn more about science and consider pursuing
careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Miles O'Brien of PBS serves as master of ceremonies for the tribute,
which is sponsored by Sally Ride Science, the education company Ride
co-founded after she left the space program. The tribute will include
the talents of Patti Austin, Damian Kulash of the band OK Go, Maria
Shriver, Emil de Cou and Billie Jean King, with music by Tena Clark
and choreography by Twyla Tharp. Speakers include NASA Administrator
Charles Bolden, Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, former astronaut
and space shuttle commander Pam Melroy and NASA's Associate
Administrator for Education and former astronaut Leland Melvin.
Veteran journalist Tom Brokaw of NBC News, who covered the Space
Shuttle Program and met Ride and her family for a story he did about
her, introduces and narrates a special video that makes its debut at
the tribute.

For a complete list of participants and details about tonight's event,
please see the tribute's official playbill at:

http://go.nasa.gov/15sRyyM

Reporters who would like to cover the event must contact Cynthia Myers
at Sally Ride Science at cindy.myers360@gmail.com or at 415-378-0294
or Allard Beutel at NASA by 3 p.m. today.

For more information about Sally Ride Science, visit:

http://www.sallyridescience.com


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