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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 ...
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Astronaut Sally Ride gave her life partner permission to talk about their relationship 10 days before Ride's 2012 death. Tam ...
On June 24, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America’s first woman in space, Sally Ride — coasted to a safe ...
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Sally’ on Disney+, a Quietly Brilliant Documentary About Astronaut and Would-be, Could-be LGBTQ Icon Sally Ride By John Serba Published June 18, 2025, 6:30 p.m. ET ...
Sally Ride was a pioneer, a trailblazing astronaut, but there's one thing you won't find in the history books about the first ...
Sally Ride’s partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, detailed her decision to reveal their 27-year romance before the famed astronaut died in 2012 following her battle with pancreatic cancer.
Sally Ride is best known as the first American woman in space, but a new documentary sheds light on another significant ...
Astronaut Sally Ride gave her life partner permission to talk about their relationship 10 days before Ride's 2012 death. Tam O’Shaughnessy opens up about the pair’s 27-year romance in the ...
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Chance Sanford, Director of Programs & Interpretation at Space Center Houston, talks about the legacy of Dr. Sally Ride. She ...
The world premiere of the Sally documentary saw a different side of Sally Ride's life, where Tam O'Shaughnessy talks about ...