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Sally Ride is best known as the first American woman in space, but a new documentary sheds light on another significant aspect of her life — her secret, decades-long relationship with another woman.
The mementoes — a set of more than 50 pieces called the Sally Ride Estate Collection — sold for a total of $145,666, ...
Medals owned by pioneering astronaut Sally Ride took center stage in a recent Nate D. Sanders auction and the lots included ...
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cristina Costantini, director of the new documentary, "Sally," about the life of astronaut ...
Astronaut Sally Ride gave her life partner permission to talk about their relationship 10 days before Ride's 2012 death. Tam O’Shaughnessy opens up about the pair’s 27-year romance in the ...
During the White House's 2009 Astronomy Night, astronaut Sally Ride shared insights about space exploration and science education. In response to questions from students, she emphasized the importance ...
The name Sally Ride carries with it the hushed whispers of greatness. As the first American woman to go into space in 1983, Ride became an icon. Young girls who saw the famed astronaut on the ...
Space was one of Sally Ride’s great loves. The National Geographic documentary, directed by Cristina Costantini, Introduces the other.
How to watch the Sally Ride documentary, 'Sally.' It’s been 42 years since Sally Ride became the first woman in space, and over a decade since she passed away in 2012.
When Sally Ride arrived at NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in 1978, there were approximately 4,000 technical employees working there. Want to guess how many were men?
A collection of more than 50 pieces of memorabilia previously owned by Sally Ride, the first American woman to reach space, sold at auction last week for more than $145,000.
NEED TO KNOW. Groundbreaking astronaut Sally Ride and her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy were together for 27 years. Ride died in 2012 of complications from pancreatic cancer at age 61 ...