1st Woman in Space
Sally Ride is one of 8,000 people to answer an advertisement in a newspaper seeking applicants for the space program, as a result, she joins NASA in 1978
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Sally Ride Biography and Timeline
Follow Sally Ride through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
Sally Ride, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1978–1983Years on this page
1978
1983
1st Woman in Space
Becomes the first American woman in space as a crewmember on Space Shuttle Challenger for STS-7
Records, sources and methodology
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