STS-7 – Ride, Sally (Inflight)S83-35763 / STS007-02-027 (18 June 1983) --- Seen on the flight deck of the space shuttle Challenger, astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983. Photo credit: NASAImage Credit: NASA Facebook Pinterest X LinkedIn Email https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/sts-7-ride-sally-inflight/Copy URL to clipboard> DownloadShareImage CreditNASASize5761x3740px