Sally RideThis week in 1983, space shuttle Challenger and the STS-7 crew launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. With the launch, Mission Specialist Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space.Image Credit: NASARead More Facebook Pinterest X LinkedIn Email https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/this-week-nasa-history-sally-ride-becomes-first-american-woman-space-june-18-1983/Copy URL to clipboard> DownloadShareImage CreditNASASize1041x686px