# @cnnpolitics on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/By3XSaEhhyp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/76558691-cnnpolitics-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-06-18T20:47:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) — https://gondola.cc/CNNPolitics

## Caption

#OnThisDay in 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. The 32-year-old physicist beat out more than 1,000 applicants to become an astronaut and travel aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. After that initial six-day mission, Ride returned to space for a second mission in 1984. (📷: Getty/National Archives) #sallyride #womenshistory #space #NASA #usa #history #spaceshuttlechallenger #stanford #astronaut

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history, nasa, space, womenshistory, stanford, onthisday, astronaut, usa, spaceshuttlechallenger, sallyride

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