Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Sally Ride Gone

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died yesterday after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer.  She was 61.

Ride rode the space shuttle twice during her career at NASA.  A Stanford educated physicist, Dr. Ride also served on the boards that investigated the Challenger and the Columbia tragedies, as well as on the Augustine Commision that suggested a new course for NASA's human spaceflight program.

After leaving NASA, Dr. Ride focused her energy on promoting science education, especially for girls.

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