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Jun 18, 2018 · On June 18, 1983, NASA Astronaut Sally K. Ride became the first American woman in space, when she launched with her four crewmates aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-7. Ride and five other women had been selected in 1978 for NASA Astronaut Group 8, the first American selection class to include females.
In a space agency filled with trailblazers, Sally Ride was a pioneer of a different sort. The soft-spoken California physicist broke the gender barrier on June 18, 1983, when she became the first American woman in space.
Apr 2, 2014 · (1951-2012) Who Was Sally Ride? Dr. Sally Ride studied at Stanford University before beating out 1,000 other applicants for a spot in NASA's astronaut program. After rigorous training,...
Jul 16, 2023 · Sally Ride became the first American woman to go into space when she flew on the space shuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983. She made two shuttle flights and later became a champion for...
Jun 16, 2023 · On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when the space shuttle Challenger launched on mission STS-7. NASA
Jun 26, 2023 · Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space when she flew aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour as part of NASA’s seven-member crew of STS-47 in September 1992. Three years later, Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot a NASA mission ( STS-63) and went on to become the first woman to command a shuttle in July 1999 during STS-93.
Sally K. Ride (May 26, 1951–July 23, 2012) became the first American woman in space in 1983. She was one of six women selected to enter the astronaut corps in 1978. While all six women flew on space shuttle missions, Ride was the first selected to go into space.
