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Posted by: JamesG - Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:20 am
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Post Sally Ride has passed away   Posted on: Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:20 am
Sally Ride, the first US female astronaut to go to space aboard Challenger on STS-7 and a long time advocate for space, science and education, especially for women, has passed away at 61 from pancreatic cancer.

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Post Re: Sally Ride has passed away   Posted on: Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:08 am
The Beebs obit on her

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18963939

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