On This Day 33 Years Ago – First American women in space returned safely to Earth!

On 24th June 1983 the first American woman in space returned safely to Earth in the Challenger space shuttle after a successful six-day flight. Sally Ride, aged 32, captured the media's attention over the weeks leading up to blast-off on 19th June as the public realised history was in the making. Read more [...]   Read more [...]