A new National Geographic documentary reveals the untold story of astronaut and astrophysicist Sally Ride’s private romance with her life partner, tennis player Tam O’Shaughnessy. Sally premiered on ...

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 ...

When Sally Ride died in 2012, she was praised as the first American woman in space, but there was much more to the story. Her ...

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 was a pioneer, a trailblazing astronaut. But there's one thing you won't find in the history books about the first American woman in space. That part of her legacy is now being told by her ...

Tam O’Shaughnessy discusses her life-long relationship with Ride in the documentary 'Sally' Justine Fisher is an editorial intern at PEOPLE. She began working at PEOPLE in 2025. Her work previously ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: It’s been 42 years since Sally Ride became the first woman in space, and over a decade since she passed away in 2012. Now, director Cristina Costantini’s (Karol G: ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...