Sally ride mini biography of christa

How old was sally ride when she went to space...

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  • When the Space Shuttle Challenger launched on June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.
  • How old was sally ride when she went to space
  • Christa McAuliffe, the teacher who died along with six crewmates in the shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, was born on this day in 1948.
  • Today we remember Christa McAuliffe, the teacher who died along with six crewmates in the shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.

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    Sally Kristen Ride

    Astronaut & Engineer

    Born: May 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, California
    Death: July 23, 2012
    Enshrined: 2007

    Was one of only 6 women accepted in the 8th class of Astronauts.

    Learned to fly a T-38 jet and participated in the design of the remote mechanical manipulator arm during astronaut training.

    Became the first American woman in space aboard STS-7, Challenger, in 1983 where she served as a flight engineer and mission specialist.

    The remote manipulator arm was used to deploy and retrieve a satellite that flew in formation with the space shuttle for part of the mission.

    Returned to space on Challenger STS-41G in 1984 where she operated the remote manipulator arm to deploy a radiation-study satellite and to stow the antenna for the shuttle imaging radar system.

    Assigned to NASA headquarters as Special Assistant to the Administrator for long range and strategic planning.

    She was responsible for the creation of NASA