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RIP Dr. Sally Ride.
She was the last of our real astronauts who stood out and was instantly recognizable (even after other women went into space). The unfortunate Christa McAuliffe was strictly a passenger courtesy of the NASA publicity department, after Reagan said he wanted a teacher in space. But Sally was the real deal and earned her trips to space from start to finish. I'll never forget the sorry sight of her hair, weightless in space. ;o)
She was the last of our real astronauts who stood out and was instantly recognizable (even after other women went into space). The unfortunate Christa McAuliffe was strictly a passenger courtesy of the NASA publicity department, after Reagan said he wanted a teacher in space. But Sally was the real deal and earned her trips to space from start to finish. I'll never forget the sorry sight of her hair, weightless in space. ;o)