Sally Ride made history aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983, becoming the first American woman in space 20 years nearly to the day after Soviet Valentina Tereshkova’s flight. In 1977, as she was finishing her Ph.D. in physics, Ride saw a newspaper ad placed by NASA to recruit astronauts. For the first Continue reading "June 18, 1983: Sally Ride is the first American woman in space" The post June 18, 1983: Sally Ride is the first American woman in space appeared first on Astronom