The patch on the left breast of Ride’s crew jacket had her first and last name per protocol, but on the workaday flightsuit she wore beneath it, the name tag was less formal: “Sally.” ...

The futuristic lines of the 1959 Sting Ray racer appealed to Corvette aficionado Alan Shepard, shown here with GM designer William Mitchell, who used the car on his daily commute. It all started ...