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Space shuttle Endeavour exhibit officially opens to public
L.A. NOWThe California Science Center's Endeavour display opened to the public on Tuesday, as public officials and space enthusiasts gathered to mark the event.... -
Sally Ride dies at 61; first American woman in space
In the early days of the space program, astronauts were ex-Marines, Air Force officers and hot-shot pilots. Sally Ride got there a little differently: She answered a want ad. In the late 1970s, NASA decided that, in addition to pilots, it needed some...
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Tourist attractions: Remembering the legacy of Sally Ride
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, was an inspirational scientist. The institution she founded, Sally Ride Science, continues to organize camps and festivals for aspiring female astronauts. Perhaps there will come a day when we all can...Tags: Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Human Interest, Space Programs
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Todd Akin's mind stuck in pre-enlightened era
Leonard Pitts"Ladylike?" It is a telling choice of word. Hearing it used unironically, as would-be Missouri senator Todd Akin did last week, one almost feels as if Amelia Earhart never flew a plane and Sally Ride never rode a space shuttle. As if Madame C.J. Walker...Tags: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Michele Bachmann, The Miami Herald, Pat Benatar, Arlen Specter
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Neil Armstrong, 1st man on the moon, dies at 82
Associated PressCINCINNATI (AP) - Neil Armstrong was a soft-spoken engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step onto the moon. The modest man, who had people on Earth entranced and awed from almost...Tags: The Associated Press, Engineering, Ceremonies, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), International Military Interventions
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RIP, Sally Ride
Change of SubjectWas there ever a more exquisitely named public figure than Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman astronaut, who died this week at 61? It was a total coincidence that he name appeared in the memorable refrain of the 1960s R&B...... -
Sally Ride, a modest pioneer
I was saddened to learn of astronaut Sally Ride's death ("Ride had the cool to break barriers," July 25). Outer space is infinite, but human life is not. Sixty-one seems too young for this pioneer to leave us. I feel fortunate, blessed and privileged... -
By request: A thread on the issue of Social Security
Change of SubjectEric, I suggest you start a Social Security thread so people can give vent to their feelings on this subject rather than hijacking a pleasant thread about the late lesbian astronaut Sally Ride....commenter MCN Done! Is it "the most-egregious --......
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