Sally Ride

Space was not Sally Ride's final frontier

Sally Ride was the first American woman to go to space. In her obituary the world learned she was also the first lesbian to go to space. The silence around that proves the more things change, the more they stay the same.

First American woman in space dies of cancer

After a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Sally Ride, the first US female astronaut, died Monday ...

Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61

Ride flew into space on the space shuttle Challenger on 18 June, 1983, when she was 32. Since then, 42 other American women followed her into space.

Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61

Ride flew into space on the space shuttle Challenger on 18 June, 1983, when she was 32. Since then, 42 other American women followed her into space.

NASA's GRAIL reaches lunar orbit, prepares to study moon

Exploring the moon with a fresh, new perspective seems to be NASA’s way of beginning the New Year. Despite ...