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First American Woman in Space
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
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What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – May, 2013 Looking for something really cool to observe, something you’ve never seen before that you can now show the kids? This could be your month. And I am not talking about the rings of Saturn or craters on the Moon, both of which can be easily observed these …
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – April, 2013 This Month, Things You Can Actually See Twice. That’s how many times I was able to spot the topic of last month’s column, Comet PANSTARRS. Even knowing just where and when to look and having the help of binoculars, I was barely able to pick it out …
