Reid died after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly into space, died yesterday, July 23, 2012, at the age of 61. Ride died after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Reid flew into space twice. The first time she was a companion to the death of the space shuttle Challenger in 1983 aboard the space shuttle Challenger and again a year later, this time also on the Challenger. She was president and CEO of Sally Ride Science, a science education company that created programs and products for elementary and middle school students and teachers with a focus on encouraging girls to study science.
Dr. Reid was also a professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego. She received BA in Physics and English and MA and PhD in Physics from Stanford University.
"Sally Ride broke the boundaries with grace and professionalism and literally changed the face of the American space program. The nation has lost one of its leading teachers and scholars. Our thoughts are with Sally's family and the many she inspired. We will miss her, but her star will always shine brightly," said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden.
Following her flight as the first American woman, Ride said: "I never thought about it at the time, but I began to appreciate what an honor it was to be chosen to be the first woman to have the opportunity to go into space."
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Thanks. Of course, these are adjacent letters on the keyboard. After all, she did not participate in the death flight
Was a member of the Space Shuttle Challenger's death == Was a member of the Space Shuttle Challenger crew
This typo doesn't look good, given the Challenger disaster.
Contributed a lot to humanity