When Sally Ride arrived at NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in 1978, there were approximately 4,000 technical employees working there. Want to guess how many were men? If you said 3,996, you’re ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tam O’Shaughnessy discusses her life-long relationship with Ride in the documentary 'Sally' Groundbreaking astronaut Sally Ride and her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy were together for 27 years Ride died ...

When Sally Ride became the first American woman in space, she didn't just break a barrier—she changed what young people could ...

On June 18, 1983, Sally K. Ride became the first North American female astronaut to be sent into space. People around the ...

Sally Ride Science, a leader in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, will give a boost to science teaching and student achievement in mid-Atlantic classrooms this month, thanks ...