1st Woman in Space1978
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 person
Sally Ride Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Sally Ride, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
2 records1978–19831 events0 places
Chronological biography
1978
1983
1st Woman in Space18 June 1983
Becomes the first American woman in space as a crewmember on Space Shuttle Challenger for STS-7
Record provenance
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