[SHUTTLE CHALLENGER (STS-7)] CHALLENGER IN ORBIT, INSCRIBED BY RIDE. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 22 JUNE 1983.

[SHUTTLE CHALLENGER (STS-7)] 

THE EARTH-ORBITING CHALLENGER. PHOTOGRAPH, 22 JUNE 1983.

Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic print, 10 by 8 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark, press captions printed in purple to verso. NASA image ID “S83-35802” printed in upper margin in red; minor annotation to verso in blue ink.

INSCRIBED and SIGNED by SALLY RIDE: "BEST WISHES! | SALLY K RIDE"

A striking view of Challenger in space, taken by the SPAS satellite. Astronaut and physicist Sally Ride became the first American woman in space in 1983, as a crew member on Challenger.