During a child’s academic career, there may be a point when parents or guardians can no longer assist with homework. This is the feedback that instructors at Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego ...

In life, Sally Ride became famous as America's first woman in space — and in death, she's now added to her fame as the first acknowledged gay astronaut.The revelation came in a low-key way ...

Ride’s own inoculation came from her parents, who told her while she was growing up that she could do and be anything. Early on that was tennis.

The push-pull of Ride's life was seemingly omnipresent, particularly after she joined the first class of potential NASA astronauts to welcome women and minorities (NASA Astronaut Group 8), by way ...

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, ... Prior to his recent death, in a 2008 interview, he told the New York Times, “All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy.

Sally Ride was astronaut and astrophysicist who made history as the first American woman in space. ... Encouraged by her parents to explore her interests, Sally began playing tennis at age 10.

Tam O'Shaughnessy and Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, shared a passion for getting girls involved in STEM. It led them to co-found Sally Ride Science, a company focused on ...

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space and later a champion of math and science education, died of pancreatic cancer Monday. She was 61. A mission specialist on space shuttle Challenger ...

Statue honoring astronaut Sally Ride, ... “We went to Kennedy Space Center a few weeks ago for a celebration of her launch 40 years ago,” said Bear Ride, Sally’s younger sister. Her parents ...