Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut, dead at 61

[EndOfTheEarth]

Sally Ride, the US\'s first female astronaut, died of Pancreatic cancer today. She was 61 years old.

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/people/features/ride.html

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[Capt'n Skunky]

Ride Sally, Ride. Thank you for all you did for the space program.

Capt\'n Skunky

KSP Community Manager

[RichieD76]

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I remember her as bit of an activist and hard nosed SOB. She were set on being the first TFNG woman in space and didnt care who she pi$$ed off to get it. Personaly I think she was the perfect woman to be the first american female into space although maybe not the most deserving. Either way she brought Human space travel to the fore front of people\'s minds and,among other things, battered safety back into the minds of people at NASA after the challanger disaster. Sad day indeed. RIP Dr Sally Ride.

[ajshell1]

RIP

[DeviouslyDeviant]

:( :( :o :o :o :o :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( *SAD FACE* *sniff *sniff WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! WHHHHHHHHYYYY CANSIR WHHHHHHHHHHYYYYY!!!!