Sally: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Documentary about Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut
Year: 2025
Certificate: 15
When she rocketed away from a Kennedy Space Center launchpad on the Challenger space shuttle in 1983, Dr Sally Ride became the first American woman to go into space (and just the third woman overall). It was a groundbreaking achievement for the US physicist, who - as this documentary notes - briefly became the most famous woman alive.
But while her public achievements were well known - Ride would go to space twice in total and would be part of the committees investigating both the Challenger and Columbia shuttle disasters - she kept her personal life under wraps for fear of a backlash against her sexuality.
This fascinating documentary biography reveals the full-story of Ride's life for the first time via interviews with her lesbian partner of 27 years, Tam O'Shaughnessy, as well as her close friend, tennis champion Billie Jean King, family members and fellow astronauts. Ride died in 2012, aged 61. (103 minutes)
