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First US woman astronaut passes away

MayoForSam · 2012-07-23 22:59:09

RIP Sally Ride, who died on Monday after a battle with cancer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18963939 I'll always remember the slogan 'Ride, Sally Ride' when she blasted off on the Challenger shuttle in 1983.

23-07-2012 10:59pm

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RIP Sally Ride, who died on Monday after a battle with cancer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18963939

I'll always remember the slogan 'Ride, Sally Ride' when she blasted off on the Challenger shuttle in 1983.

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#2 24-07-2012 12:19am

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RIP. An inspiring life.

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#3 24-07-2012 9:41am

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nervous_twitch wrote: »

RIP. An inspiring life.

RIP Sally. A truly inspiring individual indeed.

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#4 24-07-2012 4:33pm

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Very sad news. She was an inspiritation to a whole generation of young women. Rest in peace.

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#5 25-07-2012 8:56am

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on top of this

NASA shuttle pilot, Alan Poindexter, dies in jet ski accident
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056689858

Also

The universe is probably littered with the one-planet graves of cultures which made the sensible economic decision that there's no good reason to go into space--each discovered, studied, and remembered by the ones who made the irrational decision.

Lousy way for her to go though

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