40 years ago Sally Ride became the first American woman in space

Mission specialist Sally Ride and four other NASA crew members lifted off on a six-day mission that would orbit Earth and deploy communications satellites. At 32 years old, Ride was not only the youngest astronaut on board, she was also the first American ...

source https://www.npr.org/2023/06/16/1182114390/sally-ride-first-american-woman-space