With so much going sideways since… forever, it can be hard to recall that some great stuff has happened. This week marked 43 ...

On June 18, 1983, NASA astronaut Sally Ride became America's first woman in space after she and four colleagues blasted off ...

On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a six-day mission. Ride rode into space on ...

Two months ago, Sally Ride was literally in the clouds as the first American woman in space, but ever since she and the crew from the Space shuttle Challenger touched down, Sally Ride has been ...

On this day in 1983, Sally Ride returned from the Challenger mission that made her the first American woman to fly through ...

Space shuttle Enterprise, NASA's original prototype orbiter, will hit the road — and water — for the trip to its Manhattan museum over the next five days after sitting at a New York airport for the ...

Two senators from Texas want to move the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian in Virginia to Houston. NPR's David Folkenflik talks with activist Joe Stief of the group Keep The Shuttle.

In 1983, the stars aligned for Sally Ride to become America’s first woman in space. In 1983, the stars aligned for Sally Ride to become America’s first woman in space. In 1983, the stars aligned for ...