Crew Shirt, In-Flight Suit, Shuttle, Sally Ride, STS-7
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http://dp.la/api/items/5003b41716e2e44229155a7805b6c3e6
Title
Crew Shirt, In-Flight Suit, Shuttle, Sally Ride, STS-7
Creator
Cross Creek
Sally K. Ride
Description
Astronaut Sally K. Ride wore these clothes during the six-day STS-7 Space Shuttle mission aboard Challenger in June 1983, when she became the first U.S. woman in space. As a mission specialist in the first five-member Shuttle crew, she operated a variety of orbiter systems and experiment payloads. She participated in the launch of two commercial communications satellites and also operated the remote manipulator system arm to maneuver, release, and retrieve a free-flying satellite. The early Shuttle mission astronauts had a NASA-issued wardrobe of identical blue cotton-blend jackets, trousers, shorts and knit shirts with attached NASA logo and mission patches.
Dr. Ride presented her in-flight suit to the Museum in a ceremony shortly after the STS-7 mission.
Subject
Aeronautics
Cross Creek
Ride, Sally K
Source
Smithsonian Institution
Subject
Aeronautics
Cross Creek
Ride, Sally K
Collection
Citation
Cross Creek and Sally K. Ride, “Crew Shirt, In-Flight Suit, Shuttle, Sally Ride, STS-7,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 19, 2024, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/27611.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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