On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride made history as the first American woman to journey into space, soaring aboard the shuttle ...

Sally Ride wanted to be remembered as being fearless ... Utah decked out in a silvery jacket (with NASA logo pin) and matching pants — something of a cross between the aluminum-coated nylon ...

During one of the countless, often boneheaded interviews Sally Ride ... from interviews Ride gave during her lifetime. In 1978, Ride was among the first women to enter NASA’s space program.

“And so the engineers at NASA, in their infinite wisdom, designed a makeup kit.” Related: Poet Maya Angelou and Astronaut Sally Ride Will Be the First Women Honored on Series of Quarters What ...

Those same obituaries often ignored or minimized the jaw-dropping sexism Ride faced when she entered the first class of NASA astronauts to include women in 1978. In the richly detailed Sally, Cristina ...