Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut, has died

[Prunepicker]

From Fox News
DEVELOPING: Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut, has died.
She was 61.

"Sally Ride broke barriers with grace and professionalism - and
literally changed the face of America's space program," NASA
Administrator Charles Bolden said. "The nation has lost one of its
finest leaders, teachers and explorers. Our thoughts and prayers
are with Sally's family and the many she inspired. She will be
missed, but her star will always shine brightly."

[Prunepicker]

From KOCO News
Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday
after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her company said
on its website. She was 61.

[HewenttoJared]

Too soon.

[Maynard]

Too soon.

Too soon.




Tasmin Archer performing an acoustic version of Sleeping Satellite at the International Astronautical Congress Opening ceremony at the SECC in Glasgow on 29th September 2008

I blame you for the moonlit sky
And the dream that died with the Eagle's flight
I blame you for the moonlit nights
When I wonder why are the seas still dry?
Don't blame this sleeping satellite

Did we fly to the moon too soon?
Did we squander the chance? In the rush of the race
The reason we chase is lost in romance
And still we try to justify the waste
For a taste of man's greatest adventure

I blame you for the moonlit sky
And the dream that died with the Eagle's flight
I blame you for the moonlit nights
When I wonder why are the seas still dry?
Don't blame this sleeping satellite

Have we got what it takes to advance?
Did we peak too soon? If the world is so green
Then why does it scream under a blue moon?
We wonder why the earth's sacrificed
For the price of its greatest treasure

I blame you for the moonlit sky
And the dream that died with the Eagle's flight
I blame you for the moonlit nights
When I wonder why are the seas still dry?
Don't blame this sleeping satellite

And when we shoot for the stars
What a giant step have we got what it takes
To carry the weight of this concept?
Or pass it by like a shot in the dark
Miss the mark with a sense of adventure

I blame you for the moonlit sky
And the dream that died with the Eagle's flight
I blame you for the moonlit nights
When I wonder why are the seas still dry?
Don't blame this sleeping satellite

[Roadhawg]

RIP Sally Ride

[chuck johnson]

For what it's worth, she was the first lesbian astronaut in space too.