Sally Ride, mentioned in stanza 17 of the song, became the first American woman to go space when she rode into the great beyond on the Space Shuttle. In what year was her mission?
Answer 1983
Sally Ride rode into space on June 18, 1983 on Space Shuttle Challenger. She was tasked with deploying communications satellites and using a robotic arm to retrieve Shuttle Pallet Satellites or SPAs.
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