RIP Sally Ride

[cali]

Sally Ride dies way too young

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died today at the age of 61 from pancreatic cancer.

Ride was chosen as a mission specialist for mission STS-7 aboard the shuttle Challenger, which launched into space on June 18, 1983. She made a second flight aboard Challenger in 1984 and served on the Rogers commission that investigated that vehicle’s loss.

She left NASA in 1987 to become a Stanford physicist and also worked on engaging children in science.

Ride holds a special place in my heart because one of her enduring missions has been engaging young girls in science and mathematics — a goal I share with my own two daughters.

She died way too young.


http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2012/07/sally-ride-dies-way-too-young/

[frogmarch]

1. Sally Ride was an inspiration to many young

people, including my daughter, who, after Sally’s Ride in ‘83, set her sights on becoming a space scientist too.

I am very sorry to hear the sad news about Sally Ride.

[spanone]

2. just heard that on the news....rip