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Sally K. Ride becomes first American woman in space 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 18 1983)


Video: 'STS7 Live Launch LS 6 18 83'

(Saturday, June 18, 1983, launch at 7:33:00 a.m. EDT; during STS-7) — Astronaut Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to be rocketed into space today as she and four colleagues (commander Robert L. Crippen, pilot Frederick H. Hauck and Ride’s fellow mission specialists John M. Fabian and Norman E. Thagard) blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a busy six-day mission. Continue reading Sally K. Ride becomes first American woman in space 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 18 1983)