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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Space History: Sally Ride

Sally Ride became America's first woman in space on June 18, 1983.

She and four fellow NASA astronauts blasted off in the space shuttle Challenger for the STS-7 mission.

She spent six days in space, and the crew released two communications satellites.

More info here: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/sally-ride-first-american-woman-in-space/



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