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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: Politics, Pat Benatar, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Todd Akin, Hillary Clinton
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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.... -
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...... -
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 --...... -
Report: Sally Ride to receive posthumous Medal of Freedom
The first American woman astronaut, Sally Ride, will posthumously receive the Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama, wftv.com is reporting. Ride, who died in July, rode on the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983, according to the website. To...
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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: Tour Operations Industry, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Museums, Rocketry
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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, Pancreatic Cancer, Technology, Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture
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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...
Tags: Space Programs, Science, Pancreatic Cancer, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Colleges and Universities
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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...
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