Historical Events tagged with "women in science"
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Space Exploration
Sally Ride Becomes First American Woman in Space
June 18th, 1983 41 years ago
Sally Ride made history as the first American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. The mission, STS-7, launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida and lasted over six days. Ride and her crew conducted scientific experiments and deployed satellites, marking a significant milestone in space exploration and gender representation in aerospace.
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