1. 23 Jul



    Sally K. Ride, First American Woman In Space, Dies At 61

    Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel into space, died Monday at the age of 61, the Associated Press reported.

    The cause of death was pancreatic cancer, according to a statement posted on the website of Sally Ride Science, a science education company she founded in 2001. She had been battling the disease for 17 months.

    More here.

     
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