The first American woman in space was also the first to operate a robot arm. Name that pioneering astronaut.

After Russia had already sent two female astronauts into space, the U.S. finally got its head in the game. Sally Ride became the first female American in space in 1983 on the STS-7 mission's Challenger space shuttle. She also used the robot arm known as the Canadarm aboard the flight.

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