Sally Ride Dies of Pancreatic Cancer

[Willis]

She fought the Cancer monster for 17 months.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/sal...ry?id=16840463

[LFE]

I just saw that in the NYT's....
and it made me think of this tune. RIP Sally

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   6) Lou Reed - Ride Sally Ride - live in Paris, 1974
   
   

[Tony]

So young.

The big question is: Why didn't the US send up a woman earlier? I mean, not 5 or 10 but a full 20 years after the USSR. Very strange.

[ministerswife]

Courage, stamina, strength, and all that make quality of character define this woman’s life; death does not remove these. She is now in the heaven her quality of character brings closer to women everywhere. Bless her and condolences to her family.

[LazerFlash]

Interestingly enough, the first woman to fly in space - Valentina Tereshkova, who PILOTED Vostok 6 in 1963 - is still going strong at age 75...