astronaut & STEM entrepreneur
Sally Ride
astronaut & STEM entrepreneur
About Sally
Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut and physicist known for her historic spaceflights and contributions to STEM. Born in Southern California, she joined NASA in 1978 and made history in 1983 as the first American woman and the third woman overall to fly in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-7 mission. At the age of 32, she was the youngest American astronaut to have flown in space. She held degrees in physics and English literature from Stanford University, earning a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Science, and a Doctor of Philosophy in physics, with her research centered on the interaction of X-rays with the interstellar medium. After completing her training as a mission specialist astronaut with NASA's first class to include women, Ride contributed to the development of the Space Shuttle's robotic arm and served as a ground-based capsule communicator during subsequent missions. She flew a second time in 1984 on the STS-41-G mission, also aboard Challenger, totaling more than 343 hours in space before leaving NASA in 1987. Following her career at NASA, Ride worked at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Arms Control and at the University of California, San Diego, focusing on nonlinear optics and Thomson scattering. She participated in investigations into the loss of both Challenger and Columbia, serving as the only person involved in both inquiries. She was married to astronaut Steven Hawley and had a long-term private relationship with Tam O'Shaughnessy, which was revealed posthumously, making her the first astronaut known to have been LGBTQ.
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Latest interviews
Every podcast episode Sally Ride has appeared on, newest first.
UnErasing LGBTQ History and Identities: A Podcast
Season 8 Ep 4: Sally Ride's Star Power
Apr 27, 2026
History Fix
Ep. 155 Women in STEM Part 2: How 12 Courageous Women Shattered Gender Norms to Revolutionize Math and Science Fields
Mar 22, 2026
Biografias en 5 minutos
Sally Ride
Mar 8, 2026
Pink History
Badges, Bravery, and Space Missions
Jan 30, 2026
Like Whatever
Let's Go Girls
Sep 19, 2025
The Queer Economy
6 LGBTQ+ Icons Who Built Businesses, Movements & Legacies
Sep 3, 2025
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