Clothing: 67.3 x 67.3 x 3.8cm (26 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Clothing Size: M
Type:
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Summary:
Astronaut Sally K. Ride wore these clothes during the six-day STS-7 Space Shuttle mission aboard Challenger in June 1983, when she became the first U.S. woman in space. As a mission specialist in the first five-member Shuttle crew, she operated a variety of orbiter systems and experiment payloads. She participated in the launch of two commercial communications satellites and also operated the remote manipulator system arm to maneuver, release, and retrieve a free-flying satellite. The early Shuttle mission astronauts had a NASA-issued wardrobe of identical blue cotton-blend jackets, trousers, shorts and knit shirts with attached NASA logo and mission patches.
Dr. Ride presented her in-flight suit to the Museum in a ceremony shortly after the STS-7 mission.
Credit Line:
Transferred from National Aeronautics and Space Administration