Sally Ride - First American Woman in Space | NASA Astronaut Portrait #3682700 (License: Personal Use)

This formal NASA portrait features Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space aboard STS-7 in 1983. She wears a royal blue NASA flight suit with a name patch reading “Sally Ride, JSC Houston,” and smiles warmly at the camera. Behind her are a scale model of the Space Shuttle orbiter flanked by solid rocket boosters and an American flag with the NASA insignia partially visible.

Used on NASA history pages, educational resources, and biographical profiles about pioneering astronauts; serves user intent for learning about space history, women in STEM, and NASA’s early shuttle program.