Sally Ride made history as the first American woman in space on this day in history, June 18, 1983. Ride was one of six women picked for the astronaut class of 1978.
Astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on this day in history , June 18, 1983. Born on May 26, 1951, in Los Angeles, Ride earned bachelor's degrees in English and physics from Stanford University in California before staying at Stanford and earning a PhD in physics in 1978. Shortly before earning her doctorate, Ride saw an ad for a newspaper that piqued her interest. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, JUNE 17, 1885, THE STATUE OF LIBERTY ARRIVES IN NEW YORK NASA was recruiting for