California physicist and astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman to blast off into space, thrusting her into the national spotlight. But beneath her unflappable public persona, she ...

Sally Ride was the first American woman in space, and when she died in 2012, her obituary publicly revealed that she was gay. KCRW hears from her partner Tam O’Shaughnessy, plus the director of the ...

Every once in a while, an extraordinary individual pops back into the public conscience that we haven’t heard from in years, ...

The U.S. shipped a nuclear reactor to Tehran in the late 1960s. After it cut diplomatic ties with Iran after the Islamic ...

Chance Sanford, Director of Programs & Interpretation at Space Center Houston, talks about the legacy of Dr. Sally Ride. She ...

On June 24, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America’s first woman in space, Sally Ride — coasted to a safe ...

Uncover the untold love story of astronaut Sally Ride. "Sally" premieres June 16 on National Geographic and the next day on ...

One can't help but wonder what Sally Ride would think about Sally, the documentary about her life. Ride became a national ...

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of Palestinians waiting for aid in ...

Sally K. Ride (May 26, 1951–July 23, 2012) became the first American woman in space in 1983. She was one of six women selected to enter the astronaut corps in 1978. While all six women flew on space ...

The scheme was revealed to law enforcement by an accused Iranian government asset who spent time in American prisons for ...