NASA Astronaut Sally Ride posing with her space helmet during her time in training as a mission specialist for NASA's STS-7 spaceflight. (Credit: NASA)Posted 05/01/25SALLY_UHD_001.jpg
Astronaut Sally Ride, mission specialist on STS-7, monitors control panels from the pilot's chair on the Flight Deck. Floating in front of her is a flight procedures notebook. (Credit: NASA)Posted 05/01/25SALLY_UHD_004.jpg
Astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, smiles aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger during the STS-7 mission in June 1983. (Credit: NASA)Posted 05/01/25SALLY_UHD_005.jpg
Director Cristina Costantini behind-the-scenes of the studio recreation of the STS-7 launch. (Credit: National Geographic/Parker Hill)Posted 05/01/25Sally_028.jpg
A recreation of Astronaut Sally Ride's iconic name tag on her jumpsuit during the the STS-7 launch. (Credit: National Geographic/Parker Hill)Posted 05/01/25Sally_032.jpg
Astronaut Sally Ride poses in her classic leather bomber jacket in this undated photo. (Credit: Photo courtesy of Bear Ride)Posted 05/01/25Sally_047.jpg
Astronaut Sally Ride and fellow astronauts, including Kathy Sullivan and Bob Crippen, during training at NASA Johnson Space Center in 1984. (Credit: NASA)Posted 05/01/25Sally_051.jpg
