Mission Specialist Sally Ride at Forward Flight Deck Pilots Stations Controls

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Description

On forward flight, Mission Specialist (MS) Sally Ride reclines above pilots seat in front of pilots stations control panels. Forward control panels and windows appear on her right and seat back with stowage bag and personal egress air pack (PEAP) and mission station on her left. Earth’s cloud-covered surface is visible outside windows.

Sally Ride was the first American woman to go into space.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

National Archives Identifier: 22487369

Full Citation: 255-STS-s07-14-629.jpg; Mission Specialist Sally Ride at Forward Flight Deck Pilots Stations Controls; 6/1983; STS-7; Mission Photographs Taken During the Space Shuttle Program , 4/12/1981 – 7/21/2011; Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Record Group 255; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/mission-specialist-ride/, December 12, 2025]

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