Dr. Sally Ride - 3rd woman in space dies at 61

Platapus · 07-23-12, 06:28 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/23/us/sal...html?hpt=hp_c1

Lost her 17 month fight with pancreatic cancer.

She is the 5th "spacewoman" to have died.

I have heard her talk at my company. Seemed like a pretty good person.

Sailor Steve · 07-23-12, 06:36 PM

Sorry to hear that. So young still.

eddie · 07-23-12, 06:38 PM

May she rest in peace. My condolences to her family.

razark · 07-23-12, 06:43 PM

August · 07-23-12, 07:22 PM

"Ride Sally Ride" into the great beyond. Rest in Peace.

u crank · 07-23-12, 07:52 PM

She was a pioneer for sure. R.I.P.

Jimbuna · 07-24-12, 06:59 AM

Far too young

RIP Sally

07-23-12, 06:28 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,379 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Dr. Sally Ride - 3rd woman in space dies at 61 http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/23/us/sal...html?hpt=hp_c1 Lost her 17 month fight with pancreatic cancer. She is the 5th "spacewoman" to have died. I have heard her talk at my company. Seemed like a pretty good person. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-23-12, 06:36 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Sorry to hear that. So young still. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-23-12, 06:38 PM	#3
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	May she rest in peace. My condolences to her family. __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

07-23-12, 06:43 PM	#4
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	__________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

07-23-12, 07:22 PM	#5
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,215 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"Ride Sally Ride" into the great beyond. Rest in Peace. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

07-23-12, 07:52 PM	#6
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,747 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	She was a pioneer for sure. R.I.P. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

07-24-12, 06:59 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,645 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Far too young RIP Sally __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!