Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Sally Ride 1951-2012



Sally Ride: The Celebrity-shy, First US Woman In Space Dies At 61

God speed and RIP.

9 comments:

silly rabbit said...

When I heard this sad news I was so shocked because she had to have been in excellent health to be chosen to travel to space. Good health like that doesn't generally go away. Then I heard the cause. Damn cancer anyway.
I loved Sally Ride's name. Partly because of the song ("Ride Sally ride!") and partly because it was just a great name for someone shooting off into space.
But I also had a deep respect for how hard it must have been to break into the old boy's world of space and science!

Jan said...

Very sad news. What I liked most about her is that she never played on her celebrity.

Z said...

lovely, smart, dignified woman.
May she rest in peace...past the stars she traveled to!
(boy, that's corny...oh well!)

Cube, I HOPE you get DON'T MESS WITH TRAVIS by Bob Smiley. I swear, YOU WILL LAUGH SO MUCH! xxx

Granny Annie said...

Too young. Cancer is cruel to all.

Brooke said...

What a sad story! And too young!

Trekkie4Ever said...

She was so young! But looked at all she accomplished.

RIP, Ms. Ride.

Jos said...

Z - I don't think that is corny.

Thanks - Z for this dignified post that Sally Ride deserved.

Jos said...

I don't know where 'JOS' came from.

That comment is from Sue Hanes.

Anonymous said...

Wow! I'm really messed up.

I meant to say the dignified post that you wrote was good - Cube.

But Z's post about S. Ride was good too.