{"id":2043,"date":"2026-06-18T16:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2043"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:09:21","slug":"deseret-news-archives-sally-ride-became-first-u-s-woman-to-travel-to-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2043","title":{"rendered":"Deseret News archives: Sally Ride became first U.S. woman to travel to space"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on June 18, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America\u2019s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a six-day mission.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2041\">7 things we learn about JD Vance in the vice president\u2019s new memoir about faith<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ride rode into space on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983 when she was 32. Since her flight, as many as 56 other American women have flown in space, NASA said.<\/p>\n<p>Ride flew in space twice, both times on Challenger in 1983 and in 1984, logging 343 hours in space. A third flight was canceled when Challenger exploded in 1986.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2039\">Utah DNR rejects recommendation to ban cougar trapping on public lands<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A California native, Ride served in the military and graduated from Stanford, where she was part of the tennis team. She credited a pair of high school teachers with encouraging her in science as well as confidence to pursue her dreams.<\/p>\n<p>After retiring from NASA, one of Ride\u2019s lasting legacies was allowing middle school students to take their own pictures of the moon using cameras aboard NASA\u2019s twin Grail spacecraft in a project spearheaded by her company.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2037\">Will Republicans decide Utah\u2019s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She died in 2012 at age 61 of pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some stories of Ride from Deseret News archives:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRetired astronaut Ride has new mission: gender gap\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoet Gwendolyn Brooks and Sally Ride honored\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSally Ride, first U.S. woman in space, dies at 61\u2033<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFemale population explosion is really out of this world\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan SpaceX make kids dream of space again?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAstronaut Barbie touches down in D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSally Ride\u2019s death inspires us to do more about pancreatic cancer\u201d\\<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>Deseret News timeline<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in history: NASA astronaut was on 2 Challenger missions, then advocated for youngsters to expand their horizons. 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