Name: The First Woman in Space
Duration: 3 min 1 s
Description: Sally Ride is the first American woman and youngest astronaut to go into space.

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

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Xavier, Brad and Yadina meet Sally Ride, the youngest astronaut ever and the first American woman to go into space. Sally tells the story of how she worked hard to prove to herself and others that she could become an astronaut until she succeeded. Now, she gets to do all sorts of cool things in space, including operating a giant robot space arm!

Sally Ride is the first American woman and youngest astronaut to go into space.