Russia sent the first woman into space in 1963.

俄罗斯人在1963年首次将一名妇女送入太空。

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The first French woman in space, Claudie Haignere(see photo), was hospitalized recently after attempting suicide by swallowing pills at her Paris home.

法国第一位女宇航员克洛迪·艾涅尔（见图）日前在巴黎家中服下大量药物企图自杀，随后被紧急送往医院接受救治。

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The National Aeronautics and space Administration, created in 1958, first sent a woman into space in 1983, when Sally Ride rode in the Challenger shuttle.

美国航太总署1958年成立，太空人莎莉·赖德1983年搭乘挑战者号太空梭执行任务，成为女性进入太空第一人。

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She is a chemical engineer, a medical doctor,a college professor, and in 1992, was the first African-American woman astronaut to go into space.

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Here was the leader who is responsible for inspiring the recruitment of Sally K. Ride, the first American woman in space, Judith A. Resnik, another of the first U.S. female astronauts, Mae Jemison, the first African-African-American female astronaut and the first African-African American male astronauts, Guion Bluford and Ronald McNair.

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The Ebb and Flow crash sites were named in honor of mission team member, Sally Ride, the first American woman in space who died last year.

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In case you missed it, watch the live chat with Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, here and the President's full remarks here.

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