Astronaut Sally Ride Dies

cbdives · 07-23-2012, 07:12 PM

Astronaut Sally Ride has died...First American women into space...RIP Sally

Joe

ancientgimp · 07-23-2012, 07:25 PM

Ride Sally Ride, an inspiration.

cbdives · 07-23-2012, 08:08 PM

I never really met her when I worked for NASA but she was certainly an inspiration. A week prior, Forrest McCartney died. He was my boss when he was center director. We all loved him as director. He was a commander on an early shuttle mission. One of the main engines shut down on the way up...they did an abort to orbit...didn't get exactly where they needed to be in space but still successfully completed the mission

gjnl · 07-23-2012, 08:09 PM

"High Flight"

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace.
Where never lark, or even[8] eagle flew —
And, while with silent lifting mind I have trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

Only 61 years old. No news of the cause of death.
RIP, Ms. Ride.

All the best,
GJ

darty · 07-23-2012, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gjnl

"High Flight"

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace.
Where never lark, or even[8] eagle flew —
And, while with silent lifting mind I have trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

Only 61 years old. No news of the cause of death.
RIP, Ms. Ride.

All the best,
GJ

On the news they said cancer...

lynnifer · 07-23-2012, 08:52 PM

I love those stanzas gjnl, thanks for posting it and reminding me.

SCI-Nurse · 07-23-2012, 09:13 PM

She taught physics at UC San Diego, right next door to where I work. She did great work after being an astronaut too...wrote 6 science books for children, and promoted a program that encouraged little girls to consider a career in the sciences.

https://www.sallyridescience.com/home

She had pancreatic cancer (the same one that killed my father) and was only 61. It is a horrible disease.

(KLD)

cbdives · 07-23-2012, 10:23 PM

She died from pancreatic cancer

Joe

cbdives · 07-23-2012, 10:25 PM

That is such a beautiful quote for her

gjnl · 07-23-2012, 10:39 PM

Yes, just heard a new report that she died from pancreatic cancer. The first report I heard was a statement from her partner of 27 years, Tam O'Shaughnessy, who said she (Sally Ride) was a very private person and only a few close to her knew of her illness.

All the best,
GJ

07-23-2012, 07:12 PM	#1
cbdives Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL Posts: 178	Astronaut Sally Ride Dies Astronaut Sally Ride has died...First American women into space...RIP Sally Joe

07-23-2012, 08:52 PM	#6
lynnifer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Windsor ON Canada Posts: 15,323	I love those stanzas gjnl, thanks for posting it and reminding me. __________________ I think over again my small adventures, My fears, Those small ones that seemed so big, For all the vital things I had to get and to reach; And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing, To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world. Anonymous (Inuit, 19th century) T-11 Flaccid Paraplegic due to TM July 1985 @ age 12

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07-23-2012, 07:25 PM	#2
ancientgimp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,055	Ride Sally Ride, an inspiration.

07-23-2012, 08:08 PM	#3
cbdives Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL Posts: 178	I never really met her when I worked for NASA but she was certainly an inspiration. A week prior, Forrest McCartney died. He was my boss when he was center director. We all loved him as director. He was a commander on an early shuttle mission. One of the main engines shut down on the way up...they did an abort to orbit...didn't get exactly where they needed to be in space but still successfully completed the mission

07-23-2012, 08:09 PM	#4
gjnl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,057	"High Flight" Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there, I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air.... Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even[8] eagle flew — And, while with silent lifting mind I have trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. John Gillespie Magee, Jr. Only 61 years old. No news of the cause of death. RIP, Ms. Ride. All the best, GJ

07-23-2012, 09:13 PM	#7
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,367	She taught physics at UC San Diego, right next door to where I work. She did great work after being an astronaut too...wrote 6 science books for children, and promoted a program that encouraged little girls to consider a career in the sciences. https://www.sallyridescience.com/home She had pancreatic cancer (the same one that killed my father) and was only 61. It is a horrible disease. (KLD)

07-23-2012, 10:23 PM	#8
cbdives Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL Posts: 178	She died from pancreatic cancer Joe

07-23-2012, 10:25 PM	#9
cbdives Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL Posts: 178	That is such a beautiful quote for her

07-23-2012, 10:39 PM	#10
gjnl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,057	Yes, just heard a new report that she died from pancreatic cancer. The first report I heard was a statement from her partner of 27 years, Tam O'Shaughnessy, who said she (Sally Ride) was a very private person and only a few close to her knew of her illness. All the best, GJ