 Ride akatumidzwa kuKomisheni yaRogers komisheni yemutungamiri wenyika inoongorora njodzi yeChallenger uye akatungamira komiti yayo yepasi pemabasa. Akanga ari munhu oga kushumira pamapoka ose ari maviri anoongorora tsaona dzeShuttle idzo dzetsaona ye Challengeruye gare gare njodzi yeColumbia. Kutevera kuongorora kwe Challenger, Ride akapiwa kuhofisi huru yeNASA muWashington, D.C., kwaakatungamira kuronga kwekutanga kweNASA, akanyora mushumo unonzi NASA Leadership uye Ramangwana reAmerica muNzvimbo uye akatanga NASAs Office of Exploration. Mushure mekufa kwaSally Ride muna 2012, General Donald Kutyna akaburitsa pachena kuti aive amupa zvine hungwaru ruzivo rwakakosha nezve O-mhete ndiko kuti, kuti vanova vakaoma patembiricha dzakaderera izvo zvakazopedzisira zvaita kuti kuzivikanwa kwechikonzero chekuputika. 