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On June 18, 1983, Dr. Sally Ride entered the history books when she became the first American woman in space. She got her break six years earlier when she came across a help-wanted ad in the newspaper announcing that NASA was interested in sending scientists to its astronaut program. (She flew on the space shuttle again in 1984.)
Ride died today after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, according to her organization, Sally Ride Science. She was 61.
Pictured here, from left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Ride.
Click on for more photos of her storied career.
July 23, 2012 3:22 PM PDT
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