Shortline Bus Posted July 23, 2012 Share #1 Posted July 23, 2012 Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, has died. She was 61. NASA confirmed her death Monday afternoon and President Barack Obama called her a national hero. Her office in San Diego said she died of pancreatic cancer. Ride rode into space on the shuttle Challenger in 1983 when she was 32. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/sally-ride-dead-american-woman-fly-space-dies-61-pancreatic-cancer-article-1.1120315#ixzz21UO5Beub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share #2 Posted July 23, 2012 RIP to Sally Field. Remember in grade school our class did a class project on her histroic 1st trip to space. Another bit of my childhood from the 1980's ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68 Subway Car Posted July 24, 2012 Share #3 Posted July 24, 2012 RIP to an American Icon. Her accomplishments will last for an eternity and in a world filled with people who are hurting it, she is one of the few who made it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Local Posted July 24, 2012 Share #4 Posted July 24, 2012 R.I.P Sally Ride! I read a book about her before she had cancer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTARegional Bus Posted July 24, 2012 Share #5 Posted July 24, 2012 RIP to Sally Field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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