Tam O'Shaughnessy: Good questions. The California native traveled the world talking about her adventures in the atmosphere, but no one really knew of her personal stories on the ground and in her own home.

We've got to help kids at a very young age stay excited about science and really want to do the work to understand science concepts.

According to a list naming the castles of County Galway and their owners, drawn up in 1574 by the English administration in Ireland, Islandmore Castle (now Thoor Ballylee) was listed as being owned by a John O'Shaughnessy. She was able to keep herself a human being, a normal person that everyone could relate to; she was very quiet. Tam O'Shaughnessy: You know, I really don't. Thousands of bearers of the name still survive both in their homeland and further abroad. Windy City Times: Can you tell us about your relationship with Sally Ride?

Maybe you can play with my daughter?" Sally easily could have told her a long time ago, and Joyce Ride would not have cared, she would not have blinked. And we started the company — we were very naive — we didn't know really what we were doing, and we just kind of went by the seats of our pants. And she'd always talk about seeing that sparkle in their eye when she talked about being in space—and the first man on the moon, and she was getting ready to go up there, and just what it might be like. Tam O'Shaughnessy: You mean kind of being absorbed by her celebrity? Tam O'Shaughnessy: On the gay side of things, Sally and I are very different human beings. WCT: How about your family, then? There's another logical gap: according to this bio, Tam O'Shaughnessy was Sally Ride's partner of 27 years, i.e. She convinced NASA to put a camera to fly aboard the space shuttle and then later the International Space Station. 2020-10-11, Chicago Sky's Courtney Did they know about it? WCT: How did the desire to release children's books together come to light? 2020-10-01, SHOWBIZ Bradley Cooper, Spice Girls, greatest albums, film 'The Glorias' 2020-09-29, Artemis Singers marks 40th anniversary with virtual panel 2020-09-27, LGBTQAs plan "Get Out The Vote" event for Michigan candidate, NATIONAL Autistic trans guide, trans death, AIDS Quilt, intersex study, SHOWBIZ Viola Davis, Tyler Posey, Elton John, Tegan and Sara, LGBT HISTORY: Surviving the Silence, The Unexpected Story of Col. Pat Thompson, MOVIES Ruby Rose talks new film 'The Doorman,' LGBTQ actors, COVID-19 restriction measures for Chicago start Oct. 30, U.S. Senate confirms Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, Lightfoot imposes curfew on city, cracks down on bars, Pope calls for same-sex civil unions in documentary (UPDATED).

Isaac Asimov wrote great children's science books. Ride died from pancreatic cancer. And that also is a testament to Sally, because her vision for the company was to really make the company independent of her. And her mother is very progressive. Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. It's kind of funny, but a tad stressful at times, too. And then set up this whole system where middle school kids and teachers from around the country could learn about orbits, learn about day and night, and select what part of earth they wanted photographed—and that's why it's called Earth Cam—from the space station.

WCT: And what was your focus at this time?

While their lives took different paths, they stayed in contact over the years. WCT: Billie Jean King was your coach as a junior player. That key was kept within the heart of one Tam O'Shaughnessy—her companion of more than 27 years. I don't think she really liked it, but she never said anything bad or … we basically never talked about it again. Is that an accurate depiction? And Sally had written one children's science book called To Space And Back with her high school friend Sue Okie about her experiences in space. All these experiences came together and we started talking to some of our friends about science education in our country not going so well, and maybe we can do something about it. And I also think the gay movement the last five years has just skyrocketed—I mean it's just changing so quickly now. Photo by Patsy Lynch.

But Sally never hid it from them—you know, I went everywhere with Sally, and she went everywhere with me … in our different careers and with our friends, and for family holidays. But my sisters—I have two sisters, one younger, one older—and they were just wonderful.

And then as soon as you lose, they don't really … you're dropped. WCT: And out of all of this, Sally Ride Science was born? To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. She just didn't care. And she'd see that same … just that teachers and kids, parents, CEOs … the light would go off in their eyeballs when she'd talk about looking back at earth from space and floating weightless and floating grapes into the mouths of the other astronauts, and all these fun stories. [Sen.] Barbara Mikulski came to the birthday party because Barbara was good friends with Sally, and then Barbara Mikulski helped me kind of … in a way, make NASA do the right thing and help me put on the national tribute for Sally in May at the Kennedy Center in Washington. From Seth Borenstein and Alicia Chang at the Associated Press: LOS ANGELES — Space used to be a man's world. SHOWBIZ Viola Davis, Tyler Posey, Elton John, Tegan and Sara 2020-10-26, MOVIES Ruby Rose talks new film 'The Doorman,' LGBTQ actors 2020-10-18, LGBT HISTORY: Surviving the Silence, The Unexpected Story of Col. Pat Thompson 2020-10-17, Jeannie Tanner releases inspirational song, art-inclusive video WCT: Exactly. But it took us a while because the company was just so absorbing. The last de facto Ó Seachnasaigh lord of Kinelea died at Gort after returning home from the Battle of Aughrim on 12 July 1691. Ó Seachnasaigh, O'Shaughnessy, collectively Uí Sheachnasaigh, clan name Cinél nAedha na hEchtghe, is a family surname of Irish origin. And then sports figures always attracted movie stars and singers—you know, all these other celebrities.

I met her when I was I think 13. And so she had a little bit of a background and experience—I had none, but I just thought it would be fun to try.