NASA Peggy Shorey Thanks Sally Ride

Heath Harckham — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 16:24:31 +0000

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Executive director of Pride at Work, a nonprofit organization that aims to seek full equality for LGBT workers, thanks late astronaut Sally Ride. Ride revealed through her obituary that she had maintained a secret relationship with Tam O’Shaunghnessy, an educator and childhood friend of Ride’s, for twenty-seven years. O’Shaughnessy is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Sally Ride Science. Ride passed away on July 23, 2012 due to pancreatic cancer.

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NASA First American Woman in Space Remembers Her Selection

Heath Harckham — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 16:21:30 +0000

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Sally Ride describes the experience of finding out she would be the first American woman in space and her excitement prior to launch. On June 18th, 1983, Ride successfully entered space as a crew member on board the “Challenger” spacecraft.

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