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No woman has been on the moon, yet - only twelve men, and only Americans.
She was the first American woman to go into space.
The first woman to go into space was a Russian - Valentina Tereshkova - in 1963, twenty years before Sally Ride made it.
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∙ 11y agoSally Ride was the first AMERICAN woman in space!
The first woman in space was Valentina Tereskhova from the USSR in 1963, the second was Svetlana Savitskaya, also from the USSR, in 1982 and Ride was the third woman in space in 1983.
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∙ 14y ago1963.
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is the first woman in space, now a retired Soviet cosmonaut. She was selected to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963 and become the first woman to fly in space.
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∙ 11y agoAmerica's first female CAPCOM Sally Ride was aboard Space shuttle Challenger as a crew member for mission STS-7, which was launched on June 18, 1983, and landed on June 24, 1983. The mission's total duration was 6 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes, and 59 seconds.
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∙ 11y agoSally Ride was the first AMERICAN woman in space!
The first woman in space was Valentina Tereskhova from the USSR in 1963, the second was Svetlana Savitskaya, also from the USSR, in 1982 and Ride was the third woman in space in 1983.
But to answer your question, she became an astronaut by learning hard and working her butt off to become one, just like the male astronauts did.
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∙ 11y agoOn June 18, 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as a crew member on Space Shuttle Challenger for STS-7.
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∙ 11y agoShe was the first female American to go into space
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∙ 13y ago1963
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Who was the first woman in space in 1983?
Sally Ride became the first woman in space on the Shuttle Challenger
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The first American lady to travel in space was Sally Ride.
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Sports and I think doctors.
Who was the United State's President when the first American woman went to space?
Ronald Reagan was president when Sally Ride became the first American woman in space in 1983.
What hardships and fears did Roberta Bondar first woman in space fear?
The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova, in 1963. The first American woman in space was Sally Ride. Roberta Bondar was Canada's first female astronaut, who in 1992 flew in NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery.
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Sally Ride was the first American woman in space that is why she is famous
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Sally Ride made history in 1983, when she was the first American woman in space. After NASA, Sally Ride became the director of the California Space Institute at the University of California, San Diego, as well as a professor of physics at the school in 1989. Sally Ride is not only the first American woman in space but she is also the youngest person to ever be sent into orbit.
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