STS-7

STS-7 was the second mission of Space Shuttle Challenger and Bob Crippen. It was also the long over due flight of the first American woman astronaut, Sally Ride. June 18, 1983. The mission featured the release of two satellites and the capture of one. Bad weather at the cape required landing at Edwards instead of the intended return to Florida. Newspaper clippings from that week captured the sexism of the day.