Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died at 61 from pancreatic cancer. NASA - NASA Offers Condolences on the Passing of Pioneering Astronaut Sally Ride She was an inspiration and a role model for women all over the world. RIP Sally.
She was also the youngest American to go into space. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK6H3SE0pl4[/ame]
I had a book, it must be somewhere... About NASA astonauts and I remember seeing her picture in it. I had no idea that was her name, or at least I didn't remember. Well, RIP.
