Do You Remember Sally Ride?

Absolutely.

Although I mostly remember the Challenger explosion.

That was the last time any of my schools did school wide assemblies of live launches.

From a historical perspective, I wonder if that sparked the death of the space program. Without kids screaming for it, their parents trying to fulfill that, long work weeks, imaginary heros instead of real ones... I could be reading too much into it. I don't know enough snout it to have an informed opinion. But I wonder if the space program died in the 84/85 school year, when kids quit watching.

Gads I am old. I was in college and was SO inspired by her. And of course when I heard she died I was so shocked. "But, she can't be that old!", I said.

61 is younger than it used to be...

Yeah, I remember very well. She died young, but heck, none of us can say we got to go into space. She had a blessed life.

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Yeah, I remember very well. She died young, but heck, none of us can say we got to go into space. She had a blessed life.

Of course, we watched it live on TV in school. Ok, 1983 then, geez. 61 is too young. A great lady indeed!

:)

I remember! She rocked my childhood, too! Incredible woman, from what I learned of (and from) her.

I was working as an engineer when she went into space. There weren't many women doing either of those things then, so I was very proud of her.
If it turns out she had the same kind of cancer as Steve Jobs (neuroendocrine) then I hope it helps to get the word out about it.

Yes! I was a teenager when she went into space. It really made me feel like women could do anything! Amazing woman, amazing life. So unfair she ended up with pancreatic cancer ... that is a really horrible one.

I just saw that when I came on line a little bit ago. I didn't even know that she had cancer. Bless her heart - yes, RIP Sally~

Dawn

yeah. I saw that and posted on my Facebook wall. How sad!!

She died after a 17month battle with pancreatic cancer.

How cool was it to be her? The first W. in space?!?!?!

I remember that.
I was sad when I heard of her death today on the news.
A pioneer!
She died of pancreatic cancer at 61.