Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name. (opens in new tab)

With so much going sideways since… forever, it can be hard to recall that some great stuff has happened. This week marked 43 years since strapped her ass to a rocket for NASA's seventh space shuttle mission, STS-7. As mission specialist and flight engineer on Space Shuttle Challenger, she became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983. — Read the rest The post appeared first on .