Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who was the First American Woman in Space?

  1. Kathryn Sullivan

  2. Mae Jemison

  3. Sally Ride

  4. Eileen Collins
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Explanation

Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-7). Mae Jemison was the first African American woman in space (1992), Kathryn Sullivan was the first American woman to perform a spacewalk, and Eileen Collins was the first female shuttle commander.

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