First American Woman In Space

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First american woman in space. On board the shuttle is dr. Ride became the first american woman in space when she launched with her four crewmates aboard the space shuttle challenger on mission sts 7. 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. As one of the three mission specialists on the sts 7 mission she played a vital role in helping deploy communications satellites conduct experiments and make use of the first shuttle pallet satellite.
Sally ride becomes the first american woman in space on june 18 1983 the space shuttle challenger is launched into space on its second mission. Sally kristen ride may 26 1951 july 23 2012 was an american astronaut and physicist. Born in los angeles she joined nasa in 1978 and became the first american woman in space in 1983. Sally ride first american woman in space on june 18 1983 nasa astronaut sally k.