NASA Engineers thought Sally Ride would need 100 tampons for one week in space. Ride, who became the first American woman in space in 1983, recalls NASA engineers designing a toiletry kit for her in ...

Space was one of Sally Ride’s great loves. The National Geographic documentary, directed by Cristina Costantini, Introduces ...

What do you know about Sally Ride? For American citizens of a certain age, science wonks, space geeks, and feminist historians, the easiest answer is the most obvious one: she was the first American ...

National Geographic premiered "SALLY," Cristina Costantini's new documentary about the first U.S. woman in space and her untold love, at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on Tuesday (Jan. 28).

Directed by Cristina Costantini, the film features archival footage of the late astronaut and interviews with her family and colleagues, as well as narration by her partner of 27 years, Tam ...

The film tells the story of Sally Ride’s groundbreaking journey into space and the immense challenges she faced as a woman in ...

The new Sally Ride documentary "Sally" chronicles the astronaut's career, but gets into thorny territory when it conjectures about her personal life.

Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, was a childhood hero to many, including Cristina Costantini. The director of “Sally,” a new documentary that chronicles both the public an ...

“SALLY” is a found-footage goldmine. The National Geographic film seamlessly mixes authentic audio clips of Ride telling her ...

During one of the countless, often boneheaded interviews Sally Ride endured about her pioneering role in the United States space program, she schools a reporter on how to address her.

Sally Ride wanted to be remembered as being fearless. In reality, though, the first American woman to fly into space was scared — and it had nothing to do with her leaving the planet.