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July 23, 2012 06:35 pm PDT
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Sally Ride, first American woman in space, has died
Dr. Sally Ride, an American physicist and former NASA astronaut, has died of pancreatic cancer. She joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman to travel into space. From a statement on her website: Sally Ride died peacefully on July 23rd, 2012 after a courageous 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Sally [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/84YlVe05DjM/sally-ride-first-american-wom.html
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