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#810369 - Mon Jul 23 2012 03:28 PM Sally Ride (May 26, 1951-July 23, 2012)
mehaul Forum Champion Registered: Wed Feb 03 2010 Posts: 6516 Loc: Florida USA	Just heard on CNN that she has lost a battle with Pancreatic cancer. Third woman into space, at that time she was also breaking the age barrier, being the youngest American to go into space at age 32 on STS-7 (Challenger). _________________________ If you aren't seeing Heaven while you dream, you're doing something wrong. Dreams allow escape from the passage of Time. The ultimate activity is the Dream.
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#810397 - Mon Jul 23 2012 06:38 PM Re: Sally Ride (May 26, 1951-July 23, 2012)
ladymacb29 Moderator Registered: Wed Mar 15 2000 Posts: 16214 Loc: The Delta Quadrant	I was wondering how she'd died as I didn't think she was that old... Very sad. _________________________ "Without the darkness, how would we see the light?" ~ Tuvok Editor for Television Category
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#810420 - Mon Jul 23 2012 08:47 PM Re: Sally Ride (May 26, 1951-July 23, 2012)
dg_dave Champion Poster Registered: Sun Oct 05 2003 Posts: 24575 Loc: near Stafford, Virginia USA	Originally Posted By: ladymacb29 I didn't think she was that old... Sixty-one isn't old. I had recalled she was slightly older than my dad, but never could remember how much. _________________________ The way to get things done is NOT to mind who gets the credit for doing them. --Benjamin Jowett No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. --Eleanor Roosevelt The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom.
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