41 years ago, she became the first American woman in space. Our photographer documents what was it like to be an astronaut—and queer—in the 1980s.
Astronaut Sally Ride became a posthumous queer icon. She blazed a trail for girls, women and queer people to see themselves reflected in those who have been to space.
Sally Ride in an official NASA portrait. (Image credit: NASA) NAME: Sally K. Ride (Ph.D.)NASA Astronaut (former) PERSONAL DATA: Born May 26, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Joyce Ride, resides in Pasadena, California. Her father, Dale B. Ride, is deceased. She ...
The Sally Ride doll and Mattel's Inspiring Women Series shares a common goal with an effort started by the astronaut to inspire young people (and in particular, young girls) to take up an interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and to promote STEM literacy. Founded in ...
In 1983, astronaut and astrophysicist Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
Whether she was soaring into space or breaking down barriers onEarth, Sally Ride was a...Majors, Dan
American astronaut and scientist Sally Ride, an STS-7 mission specialist, (1951 – 2012) is pictured in the aft flight deck seat of the space shuttle Challenger during de-orbit preparations, 1983.NASA/Interim Archives/Getty Images To encourage people from minorities to apply, NASA hiredStar Trek...
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The push-pull of Ride’s life was seemingly omnipresent, particularly after she joined the first class of potential NASA astronauts to welcome women and minorities (NASA Astronaut Group 8), by way of a handwritten application that touted her credentials and showed off her flair for self-promotio...
Sally Ride was an American astronaut, the first American woman to travel into outer space. Only two other women preceded her: Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982), both from the former Soviet Union. Ride showed great early promise a