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From glass ceilings to Earth’s atmosphere, Sally Ride was a boundary breaker. In the new documentary SALLY, her life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, tells the story of their extraordinary life together. The National Geographic documentary premieres at Sundance Film Festival. tinyurl.com/2yvfm6nd

SALLY, a new National Geographic documentary about astronaut Sally Ride, will premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2025. The film, directed by Cristina Costantini, has received the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize for outstanding depiction of science and technology. tinyurl.com/2yvfm6nd

#OTD in 2017, the U.S. Postal Service announced it would honor America’s first woman in space with a Forever stamp. The image of Sally Ride on the stamp was created by illustrator Paul Salmon based on a NASA photo of the STS-7 crew, which launched on June 18, 1983: tinyurl.com/y3e495rn

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Administrator Bill Nelson unveiled a portrait of Mary Jackson at NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Jackson was one of NASA's "Hidden Figures," and she became the space agency's first Black female engineer. tinyurl.com/m7zawsfz

As a child, Cristina Costantini looked up to astronaut Sally Ride as a hero. Now Costantini has directed a National Geographic documentary, SALLY, which will premiere at Sundance Film Festival. The film has been honored with the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. youtu.be/CLoNdjR7N0M?fe…

#OTD in 2021, First Flight Society unveiled this portrait of Sally Ride and added it to a gallery of aviation pioneers at Wright Brothers National Memorial in NC. The unveiling on Dec. 17 marked the 118th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight.⁠ firstflight.org/sally-k-ride/

NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli high-fived a student during a visit to Catherine Watkins Elementary School in Washington, DC. The two spent six months on International Space Station as part of Expedition 70, returning March 12. tinyurl.com/472bdab5 NASA photo/Keegan Barber

#TBT On Dec 17, 2012, NASA crashed its twin GRAIL satellites into the lunar surface and named the crash site the Sally K. Ride Impact Site. ⁠During the mission, which mapped the Moon's gravity, Sally Ride Science ran the GRAIL MoonKAM outreach program.⁠ go.nasa.gov/3Zxucr7

During a gathering in San Diego, nonprofit Black in Marine Science (BIMS) had an opportunity to tour R/V Sally Ride, the iconic research vessel operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Learn how Black in Marine Science is building a more diverse future for the oceans: blackinmarinescience.org

A new episode of the NASA video series The Color of Space takes an inspiring look at Black women astronauts. The episode traces the career paths and space missions of NASA's Joan Higginbotham, Jeanette Epps and Jessica Watkins, and SpaceX's Sian Proctor: tinyurl.com/32bdc4ed

Future astronaut Sally Ride seems to be holding the winning cards in this Dec 1967 photo. Sally and her friends Tam O’Shaughnessy & Ann Lebedeff were relaxing between matches at a tennis tournament. The photo appears in #SallyRidephotobio by O’Shaughnessy. go.ucsd.edu/3yxRcJE

Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego wishes you a joyous holiday season. This ornament honoring America’s first woman in space is one of a series created by the United States Mint featuring coins in the American Women Quarters Program.⁠ bit.ly/3NfMff9 United States Mint image⁠

#TBT NASA astronauts Sally Ride and John Fabian wore clean suits during a crew mission test in May 1983 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The following month, they blasted off aboard shuttle Challenger and Ride became the first American woman in space.⁠ tinyurl.com/48m547af

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams imitates the tentacle-like arm movements of the Astrobee robotic free-flyer aboard the International Space Station. Astrobee robots are designed to carry out routine tasks so astronauts can focus on things only humans can do. tinyurl.com/2t4uzrcd NASA photo

Elaine Ho has been named associate administrator of NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement. She will lead the space agency’s efforts to inspire students and educators in science, technology, engineering and math. tinyurl.com/8cbxfbsv NASA photo/Keegan Barber

Highlights of 2024 for Sally Ride Science included our Women in Leadership event UC San Diego. Panelists were Ina Garten of Barefoot Contessa fame; Michelle K. Hanabusa, entrepreneur & community advocate; and Margot Lee Shetterly, "Hidden Figures" author: go.ucsd.edu/3wl3DaM

#HappyNewYear! Best wishes for a healthy and productive 2025 from Sally Ride Science, providing #STEM education and inspiration for the next generation.⁠ We're now on Bluesky! Visit us at @sallyridescience.bsky.social sallyridescience.ucsd.edu NASA video⁠

Sally Ride Science, cofounded by America's first woman in space to provide #STEM education and inspiration for the next generation, is now on Bluesky! Visit us at @sallyridescience.bsky.social bit.ly/4047q9s NASA photo

Unleash your inner artist with Sally Ride Science Academy's Digital Art Workshop! Please reach out to [email protected] for any questions and visit us on our website extendedstudies.ucsd.edu/educational-pr…

Spark your kindergartener’s curiosity with science adventures at Sally Ride Science Academy! Reach out to [email protected] or visit us on our website! extendedstudies.ucsd.edu/educational-pr…