Featured Article Quiz #143
Sally Ride
#1 In what year did Sally Ride become the first American woman (and third woman overall) to fly in space?
1983
1978
1987
#2 What role did Sally Ride help with regarding the Space Shuttle?
Helping develop the Space Shuttle’s robotic arm (Canadarm)
Designing the Shuttle’s main engines
Building the Shuttle’s heat shield tiles
#3 How did Sally Ride’s participation in the STS-41-G mission make history?
It was the first time two women flew together in space
It was the first time a woman performed an EVA in the United States
It was the first mission to land a Space Shuttle on the Moon