The Challenger STS 7 mission held multiple experiments as well as two satellites. While not a particular purpose it is notable that this flight also included the first American woman astronaut, Sally Ride.
The first woman in space was Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut. She was on the Vostok 5 mission which launched on June 16, 1963. The first American woman in space was Sally Ride. She was on the space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-7 in 1983.
Dr. Sally Ride, America's First Female Astronaut, Blasted Off Aboard Challenger on mission STS-7 On June 18, 1983. She Stayed In Orbit For 6 Days And Landed Safely At Edwards Airforce Base On June 24, 1983. Se Returned To Space Aboard Challenger Again October 5, 1984 On Mission STS 41-G (The 13th Shuttle Flight.) She Spent Approx 8 Days in orbit and landed At Kennedy Space Center on October 13, 1984. Sally Has Spent A Total of 14d 07h 46m in space.
The Challenger first launched on April 4, 1983, and completed 9 missions before breaking apart 73 seconds after the launch of its 10th mission on January 28, 1986, killing all 7 astronauts on board.
Challenger Destroyed 73 seconds into LaunchThe NASA space shuttle Challenger, carrying 7 astronauts on orbital mission STS-51-L, exploded during the launch, killing all on board including the first "teacher in space" Christa McAuliffe. The other six killed were pilot Michael J. Smith, mission commander Dick Scobee, and specialists Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnik.The external fuel tank, containing tons of liquid hydrogen and oxygen, was ruptured by a flare of hot gas from one of the two solid-propellant booster rockets, causing a breakup that destroyed the vehicle. The shuttle crew compartment and the two SRB boosters (both remotely destructed) all fell into the ocean. The bodies of the astronauts were not recovered until March 9th.
Glenn flew aboard the shuttle Discovery on the 8-day STS-95 mission, October 29- November 7, 1998.
She was twice on the space shuttle Challenger, in June 1983 on mission STS-7 and in October 1984 on mission STS-41-G.
The first woman in space was Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut. She was on the Vostok 5 mission which launched on June 16, 1963. The first American woman in space was Sally Ride. She was on the space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-7 in 1983.
The space shuttle Challenger, mission designation: STS-51-L.Christa McAuliffe, the teacher, was one of 7 crew members on that flight.
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.
Colonel Eileen Collins, USAF, retired, became the first female Space Shuttle pilot on STS-63, aboard Discovery; and the first female Space Shuttle commander on STS-93, aboard Columbia; She also commanded Discovery on STS-114, the first mission after the Columbia disaster. As far as the first woman to fly ABOARD the Space Shuttle, that would be Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, aboard the Challenger, on STS-7.
Dr. Sally Ride, America's First Female Astronaut, Blasted Off Aboard Challenger on mission STS-7 On June 18, 1983. She Stayed In Orbit For 6 Days And Landed Safely At Edwards Airforce Base On June 24, 1983. Se Returned To Space Aboard Challenger Again October 5, 1984 On Mission STS 41-G (The 13th Shuttle Flight.) She Spent Approx 8 Days in orbit and landed At Kennedy Space Center on October 13, 1984. Sally Has Spent A Total of 14d 07h 46m in space.
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.
Sally Ride was the first American woman in space (the third woman as there were two female Soviet cosmonauts prior to her flight). She flew aboard the space shuttle Challenger on the STS-7 flight as a mission specialist, and was in orbit from June 18 to June 24, 1983. She flew a second mission, STS-41G, in 1984, along with a second female astronaut, Kathryn Sullivan.
The Challenger first launched on April 4, 1983, and completed 9 missions before breaking apart 73 seconds after the launch of its 10th mission on January 28, 1986, killing all 7 astronauts on board.
Challenger Destroyed 73 seconds into LaunchThe NASA space shuttle Challenger, carrying 7 astronauts on orbital mission STS-51-L, exploded during the launch, killing all on board including the first "teacher in space" Christa McAuliffe. The other six killed were pilot Michael J. Smith, mission commander Dick Scobee, and specialists Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnik.The external fuel tank, containing tons of liquid hydrogen and oxygen, was ruptured by a flare of hot gas from one of the two solid-propellant booster rockets, causing a breakup that destroyed the vehicle. The shuttle crew compartment and the two SRB boosters (both remotely destructed) all fell into the ocean. The bodies of the astronauts were not recovered until March 9th.