Today in History: Sally Ride becomes America’s first woman in space
- Posted on June 18, 2026
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Today in History: Sally Ride becomes America’s first woman in space
On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally Ride became America’s first woman in space as she and four other NASA astronauts blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a six-day mission.
