WASHINGTON (AP) – Sally Ride, who blazed trails into orbit as the first American woman in space, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. She was 61.
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[JPX] I met Sally Ride 5 years ago because she was friends with my parents' neighbors. She was extremely nice and she autographed a space shuttle puzzle for my son. She told me not to sell it on Ebay!
2 comments:
Well, that's too bad. 61 is too early for anyone to go.
That's so cool that you met her!
She was awesome. I got to work for her company, Sally Ride Science Club, for a year when I was right out of college. Our paths crossed about once a month, and even though I was the lowest-level employee in the company, she was always very gracious and appreciative about everything I did.
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