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Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61

Associated Press

Published 07/23/2012 12:00 AM
Updated 07/23/2012 05:57 PM

WASHINGTON — Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, has died. She was 61.

NASA confirmed her death Monday afternoon and President Barack Obama called her a national hero.

Her office in San Diego said she died of pancreatic cancer.

Ride rode into space on the shuttle Challenger in 1983 when she was 32.

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