Sally Ride dies of pancreatic cancer first American woman in Space space at 61 dies; 1st U.S. America's First Female Astronaut Dies After death reveals she was gay Salute to a pioneer gay. Should that matter Editorial | Why aren't there any openly astronauts trailblazing astronaut US Mourning and travel

Sally Ride and a Primer on Pancreatic Cancer The legendary former astronaut shared a diagnosis with more than 40,000 people this year. Every day we're learning more about the disease and how to fight it. Sally Ride: Why aren't there any openly gay astronauts? (+video) Most people didn't know that the first American woman in space, astronaut Sally Ride, was a lesbian until her obituaries were published on Monday. Is being openly gay a career-wrecker for astronauts? Why aren't there any openly gay astronauts? Most people didn't know that the first American woman in space, astronaut Sally Ride, was a lesbian until her obituaries were published on Monday. Is being openly gay a career-wrecker for astronauts? Ride's legacy: Women in science After two space shuttle flights in the 1980s, astronaut Sally Ride spent much of the rest of her life trying to encourage children, particularly girls, to give the sciences a shot. Sally Ride: Why aren't there any openly gay astronauts? Most people didn't know that the first American woman in space, astronaut Sally Ride, was a lesbian until her obituaries were published on Monday. Is being openly gay a career-wrecker for astronauts? Sally Ride was gay. Should that matter? (+video) Astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, never hid her 27-year relationship with Tam O'Shaughnessy. But she didn't advertise it either. Sally Ride was gay. Should that matter? Astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, never hid her 27-year relationship with Tam O'Shaughnessy. But she didn't advertise it either. Astronaut's legacy: A boost for women in science After two space shuttle flights in the 1980s, astronaut Sally Ride spent much of the rest of her life trying to encourage children, particularly girls, to give the sciences a shot. Sally Ride comes out, posthumously Almost all obituaries mentioned that the legendary astronaut was survived by "Tam O'Shaughnessy, her partner of 27 years," but few acknowledged that it was news in itself that Ride had a same sex partner. Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61 Space used to be a man's world. Then came Sally Ride, who blazed a cosmic trail into orbit for U.S. women. With a pitch perfect name out of a pop song refrain, she joined the select club of American space heroes the public knew by heart: Shepard, Glenn, Armstrong and Aldrin.
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