Sally Kristen Ride, PhD, (born May 26, 1951) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who, on June 18, 1983, became the first American woman in space as a crew member on Space Shuttle Challenger for STS-7. She was preceded by two Soviet women, Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982).
On STS-7, the five-person crew deployed two communications satellites, conducted pharmaceutical experiments, and was the first to use the robot arm in space and the first to use the arm to retrieve a satellite.
Dr. Ride's second space flight was in 1984, also on board the Challenger. She has cumulatively spent more than 343 hours in space. Ride had completed eight months of training for her third flight when the Space Shuttle Challenger accident occurred.
Sally Ride was an astronaut who explored space as the first American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983. She was also a physicist and played a crucial role in advancing the understanding and exploration of space.
Sally Ride went aloft in the space shuttle Challenger in 1983.
Sally Ride was 32 years of age the first time she went into space.
Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she flew aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.
Sally Ride spent a total of 6 days in space during her historic mission aboard the Challenger space shuttle in 1983.
Sally Ride did not explore countries. She discovered space. She examined Earth, other planets, and space's other features such as the stars. Dr. Ride may have been an explorer, but not one who explores land.
Sally Ride was doing science experiments in the space lab. She didn't explore.
Sally Ride was an astronaut who explored space as the first American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983. She was also a physicist and played a crucial role in advancing the understanding and exploration of space.
sally ride liked going into space.
Sally Ride went aloft in the space shuttle Challenger in 1983.
Sally ride was the first woman to go into space.
she was the frist woman on space.
from a space ship
Sally Ride was the first American woman in space that is why she is famous
Sally Ride was 32 years of age the first time she went into space.
Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she flew aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.
Sally Ride spent a total of 6 days in space during her historic mission aboard the Challenger space shuttle in 1983.