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#40YearsAgo today at 7:33 a.m. EST, Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to go to space.

Sending a cosmic salute to all the fearless women astronauts who've soared beyond boundaries and inspired generations. 🌟 💪 👩‍🚀 #WomeninSpace #Inspiration
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…boldly going where no spacecraft had gone before!

Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft sent to the outer solar system, became the first to cross Neptune's orbit #40YearsAgo today!

More about Pioneer 10, a mission of firsts! go.nasa.gov/3X22bVQ
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#40YearsAgo, astronauts were training to repair the Solar Max satellite in the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator at @NASAMarshall. A year later, #OTD in 1984, STS-41C launched to Solar Max, and went on to perform the first satellite retrieval and the first satellite repair in space!
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#40YearsAgo today in 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia was launched for STS-5, the first official "operational" Shuttle mission. 4 astronauts made up the crew for this 5 day mission on which two commercial communications satellites were deployed, ANIK C-3 and SitS-C. #NASAhistory nitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…

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#40YearsAgo today in 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia was launched for STS-5, the first official "operational" Shuttle mission. 4 astronauts made up the crew for this 5 day mission on which two commercial communications satellites were deployed, ANIK C-3 and SitS-C. #NASAhistory nitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…