Sally Ride wanted to be remembered as being fearless. In reality, though, the first American woman to fly into space was scared — and it had nothing to do with her leaving the planet. "I would like to ...

Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983. The soft-spoken physicist became an icon and was thrust into the spotlight even before she landed back on Earth. However, beneath ...

During one of the countless, often boneheaded interviews Sally Ride endured about her pioneering role in the United States space program, she schools a reporter on how to address her. “It’s Dr. Ride ...

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 cover of ...

Astronaut Sally Ride had been Cristina Costantini's hero when she was in grade school. "Sally," the Milwaukee filmmaker's latest documentary, is a portrait of a complex hero. The movie, which is ...

Directed by Cristina Costantini, the film features archival footage of the late astronaut and interviews with her family and colleagues, as well as narration by her partner of 27 years, Tam ...

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, has passed away at the age of 61 after a courageous 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her foundation said in a press release. At the age of 32, ...

Sally (now streaming on Disney+) is a no-frills documentary that fits its subject perfectly. And that subject is Sally Ride, the first American female astronaut to travel to space, whose no-nonsense ...

Sally Ride was the first American woman to go to space back in 1983. And for a while, it seemed like she was the most famous person on Earth and in space. She dominated headlines. She was all over TV.