On January 13, 1978, NASA selected its eighth and most diverse class of astronauts yet Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/DFLR17 The Astronaut Class of 1978, also known as the "Thirty-Five New Guys," included the first six female astronauts. One of those women, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space in 1983. That same year, Guy Bluford became the first African-American man to fly to space. Their classmate Judith Resnik became the first Jewish-American in

33K views · 334 reactions | TODAY IN HISTORY: Astronaut Sally Ride became America's first woman in space on this day in 1983, as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a six-day mission: 2wsb.tv/2YKrvlv | WSB-TV | Facebook

44K views · 314 reactions | Today marks the 35th anniversary of former UC San Diego professor and NASA astronaut, Sally Ride's, historic orbit. Ride was the first American woman to fly into space and was part of NASA's 1978 class of women astronauts—A few also had ties to UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz and UCLA! | University of California | Facebook