two. in 1983 and 1984
Sally Ride was the first American female astronaut to fly in space - aboard the space shuttle Challenger.+1closeclosepinpinsearchminimizeforwardbackViewTextzoomoutzoominzoomin
the challenger
Sally Ride went aloft in the space shuttle Challenger in 1983.
It was not Discovery that exploded, it was Challenger.
In June, 1983, Sally Ride went on a 6 day flight to space in a space shuttle called Challenger.
Sally Ride was the first American female astronaut to fly in space - aboard the space shuttle Challenger.+1closeclosepinpinsearchminimizeforwardbackViewTextzoomoutzoominzoomin
What made Sally Ride well known is that she was an American civilian school teacher who was aboard the space shuttle called Challenger, which exploded 76 seconds into its flight, killing all aboard. As a civilian, her participation in the Challenger flight had been heavily publicized and more than the usual number of people were watching the lift off at the time. All seven people aboard perished in the Challenger Space Shuttle in 1986.
The first female US astronaut in space, Sally Ride flew on two NASA missions aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-7 in 1983 and STS-41G in 1984.
The first female US astronaut to travel into space, Sally Ride flew on two NASA missions aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-7 in 1983 and STS-41G in 1984.
Sally Ride was the first female US astronaut to go to space. She flew on two NASA missions aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-7 in 1983 and STS-41G in 1984.
the challenger
Sally Ride went aloft in the space shuttle Challenger in 1983.
Sally Ride
Physicist Sally Ride (1951- ) was the first American woman astronaut, aboard space shuttle Challenger STS-7, launched on June 18, 1983.Following the Challenger STS-51-L Space Shuttle Disaster,(January 28, 1986) Sally was appointed to the Presidential Commission investigating the accident.For more information, see 'Related links' below.
It was not Discovery that exploded, it was Challenger.
In June, 1983, Sally Ride went on a 6 day flight to space in a space shuttle called Challenger.
Challenger