Sally Kristen RIDE

121 Worldwide / 57 USA

The first U.S. woman-astronaut.

Date of birth: May 26, 1951.
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The 1st Space Flight: 18.06.1983 – 24.06.1983.
• Launch: June 18, 1983 at 11:33; "Challenger” (STS-7). Mission Specialist.
• Landing: June 24, 1983 at 13:56; "Challenger” (STS-7). Mission Specialist.
Flight duration: 06 days, 02 hours, 23 minutes, 59 seconds.
For the first time the crew consisted of 5 persons.
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The 2nd Space Flight: 05.10.1984 – 13.10.1984.
• Launch: October 05, 1984 at 11:03; "Challenger” (41-G). Mission Specialist.
• Landing: October 13, 1984 at 16:26; "Challenger” (41-G). Mission Specialist.
Flight duration: 08 days, 05 hours, 23 minutes, 33 seconds.
For the first time the crew consisted of 7 persons.
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Total space flights – 2.
Total time in space: 14 day, 07 hours, 47 minutes, 32 seconds.

Date of death: July 23, 2012.