Sally Ride became the first American woman in space in 1983. Forty years later, NASA is preparing to send a woman to the moon for the first time.

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.

On Aug. 29, 2019, Mattel revealed its new Barbie Inspiring Women Series Sally Ride doll styled after the late astronaut as she appears in June 1983 during the STS-7 mission.

It has been 40 years since Sally Ride became the first woman from the United States to travel into outer space. June 18 marks the anniversary of Ride’s ceiling-shattering, six-day mission on the ...

Sally Ride’s partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, detailed her decision to reveal their 27-year romance before the famed astronaut died in 2012 following her battle with pancreatic cancer.

A rare collection of items from the estate of Dr. Sally Ride —the first American woman in space—is now up for auction at Nate ...

Ride made history flying on Space Shuttle Challenger on STS-7 in 1983 and again in 1984 on STS-41-G. She had been slated for a third mission before the Challenger explosion grounded the shuttle ...

Space was one of Sally Ride’s great loves. The National Geographic documentary, directed by Cristina Costantini, Introduces the other.

STS-7 was a pioneering mission not only for Sally Ride, but for women in spaceflight. It marked the first time an American woman went into space and made her the third woman to go into space after ...

It has been 40 years since Sally Ride became the first woman from the United States to travel into outer space. June 18 marks the anniversary of Ride’s ceiling-shattering, six-day mission on the ...