06/18/2013 12:00 AM EDT
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.
As
one of the three mission specialists on the STS-7 mission, she played a
vital role in helping the crew deploy communications satellites, conduct
experiments and make use of the first Shuttle Pallet Satellite.
In this image, Dr. Ride sits in the aft flight deck mission specialist's seat during deorbit preparations. › Read more about Sally Ride's historic flight.
Image Credit: NASA
As
one of the three mission specialists on the STS-7 mission, she played a
vital role in helping the crew deploy communications satellites, conduct
experiments and make use of the first Shuttle Pallet Satellite.In this image, Dr. Ride sits in the aft flight deck mission specialist's seat during deorbit preparations. › Read more about Sally Ride's historic flight.
Image Credit: NASA
