STS-41G

Kathryn Sullivan: The First American Woman to Walk in Space – NASA

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Kathryn Sullivan: The First American Woman to Walk in Space – NASA

Forty years ago, in October 1984, Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. But being the first presented several challenges that started well before she took those historic steps. Things got complicated just after she learned of her assignment. Biomedical researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) raised what they believed was … Read more

40 Years Ago: STS-41G – A Flight of Many Firsts and Records – NASA

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40 Years Ago: STS-41G – A Flight of Many Firsts and Records – NASA

The 13th flight of the space shuttle program and the sixth of Challenger, STS-41G holds many distinctions. As the first mission focused almost entirely on studying the Earth, it deployed a satellite, employed multiple instruments, cameras, and crew observations to accomplish those goals. The STS-41G crew set several firsts, most notably as the first seven-member … Read more