Image: STS-7 launches through the clouds
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:00
in Astronomy & Space
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when the space shuttle Challenger launched on mission STS-7 from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-7 crew consisted of astronauts Robert Crippen, commander, the first two-time space shuttle astronaut; Frederick H. Hauck, pilot; and three mission specialists—Ride, John M. Fabian and Norman E. Thagard.