Sally Ride, World Famous Astronaut, Dead at 61
by Hilton Hater at .Sally Ride, the first American woman to ever go into space, passed away today after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 61.
Ride's company, Sally Ride Science, made the announcement a couple hours ago and said Sally died in California.
Ride joined NASA in 1978 and rocketed into space six years later. She was also the youngest American to enter space - at age 32 - at the time.
In 1987, Ride left NASA to work at Stanford's Center for International Security and Arms Control. We send our thoughts to her friends and family.
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Comments (7 Total)
As far as I'm concerned, Sally Ride proved (over and over again) that women deserved E-V-E-R-Y career opportunity possible. To me, Sally was a PIONEER!!!!! Miss Ride, rest peacefully in the space in the sky. Amen.
I read abt sally in the 4th grade,ve alwayz luvd u,nw am grown up.thank u and may peace b unto yo soul
Thank you Sally for opening doors for women in science and aeronautics. Bless you on your journey home.
The sky is the limit.
Girl power.