It's been 36 years since the world witnessed a giant leap for womankind. June 18th marks the 36th anniversary of astronaut Sally Ride's famous trip into space.
It's been 36 years since the world witnessed a giant leap for womankind. June 18th marks the 36th anniversary of astronaut Sally Ride's famous trip into space.
At just 32 years old, Ride was the first American woman, and the youngest American, to leave the atmosphere when she boarded the Space Shuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983.Ride is seen talking with ground control during her six-day space mission on board the Callenger in 1983.During the six-day mission, she worked as a mission specialist using the shuttle's robotic arm to deploy communications satellites. Her career as an astronaut began as she was completing her Ph.D.
— Scott Kelly June 18, 2019 She was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2003.Sally Ride passed away in 2012 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, and in 2013, was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama.
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