June 18, 1983 –
Almost 20 years to the day after the USSR sent Valentina Tereshkova into orbit, the United States sent its first woman astronaut into space. Sally Ride, an astrophysicist from Stanford University, and four other colleagues lifted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
During the six-day mission, Ride operated the robot’s arm, which she had helped design. Ms. Ride dedicated her life to be an inspiration for young women wanting to enter the field of science.
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