Sally Ride was the first American woman in space, and when she died in 2012, her obituary publicly revealed that she was gay. KCRW hears from her partner Tam O’Shaughnessy, plus the director of the ...

The scrutiny Sally underwent was more than enough without sharing the contents of her heart, a large portion of which ...

The U.S. shipped a nuclear reactor to Tehran in the late 1960s. After it cut diplomatic ties with Iran after the Islamic ...

On June 24, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America’s first woman in space, Sally Ride — coasted to a safe ...

Chance Sanford, Director of Programs & Interpretation at Space Center Houston, talks about the legacy of Dr. Sally Ride. She ...

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Uncover the untold love story of astronaut Sally Ride. "Sally" premieres June 16 on National Geographic and the next day on ...

Every once in a while, an extraordinary individual pops back into the public conscience that we haven’t heard from in years, Like Sally Ride.

One can't help but wonder what Sally Ride would think about Sally, the documentary about her life. Ride became a national ...

Recent polling from Gallup shows that Americans’ support for same-sex marriage is higher than it was in 2015. Gallup’s latest ...

Sally K. Ride (May 26, 1951–July 23, 2012) became the first American woman in space in 1983. She was one of six women selected to enter the astronaut corps in 1978. While all six women flew on space ...