Sally K. Ride listens to testimony during the open hearing at the Kennedy Space Center

As a member of the Presidential Commission on the Space Challenger Accident, astronaut Dr. Sally K. Ride listens to testimony during the open hearing at the Kennedy Space Center. Ride, the first American woman in space, was a mission specialist on the orbiter Challenger, STS-7, which launched from KSC June 18, 1983. She holds a Doctorate in Physics (1978) from Stanford University and is still in training as a mission specialist., Credit Line: NASA, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Abstract/Description: As a member of the Presidential Commission on the Space Challenger Accident, astronaut Dr. Sally K. Ride listens to testimony during the open hearing at the Kennedy Space Center. Ride, the first American woman in space, was a mission specialist on the orbiter Challenger, STS-7, which launched from KSC June 18, 1983. She holds a Doctorate in Physics (1978) from Stanford University and is still in training as a mission specialist.
Subject(s): Women in science
Press conferences
Astronauts
Portraits
Ride, Sally
Credit Line: NASA, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Catalog ID: Ride Sally B4