Week in Space: Pioneer 10 Leaves Solar System and Sally Ride Reaches Space
A week of space milestones includes Pioneer 10 escaping the solar system, an unarmed MX missile test, Europe launching two Ariane satellites, Texas balloons studying the atmosphere, NASA thruster firings, and Sally Ride becoming the first American woman in space.
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Space shuttle Challenger launches with Ride and crew
The shuttle lifts off from Kennedy with Sally Ride aboard joining Robert Crippen and a five-person crew. ANIK C satellite deployment begins with two planned burns to place it in a Pacific parking orbit, enabling pay TV for millions. The mission marks several firsts including a five-person orbital crew and Ride as America's youngest astronaut.
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Reagan cites ants project aboard Challenger flight
President Reagan praised the Camden High and Woodrow Wilson High ant colony experiment aboard the shuttle as a model of local involvement and student initiative. He highlighted community support, student computer work, fund raising, and the expanded interest in science at the two urban schools.
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Weather report with scattered storms and record extremes
The bulletin notes wind from the east at 16 mph at 11 p.m. and sunset at 8 45. It includes past highs and lows, no precipitation, and a chance of thunder storms Tuesday through Thursday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s to 60s. It cites national extremes of 111 in Arizona and 30 in Oregon, plus heavy rain and flooding in Kansas, Iowa, West Virginia, Maryland, and surrounding areas.
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Spaceflight Legacies and a Naval Wing Tribute
A compilation notes early spaceflight gender stereotypes and Sally Ride’s first space trip cosmetics choices. It also covers Ensign Cary P. Jones’s wings flown aboard the shuttle Challenger, honoring the first woman naval aviator killed in duty with a replica carried by astronaut Robert Crippen.
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Robert Crippen
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Space shuttle pad sustains little damage after liftoff
Cape Canaveral NASA officials report the launch pad suffered essentially no heat damage after Challenger's early morning liftoff. Kennedy Space Center spokesman Dick Young said with about a week of work the pad could be back in use, following seven previous launches.
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