WASHINGTON: Sally Ride, the first US woman to fly in space, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her foundation announced. She was 61.ReadFull....
Sally Ride who was the first female astronaut to travel in space died today July 23 2012. She passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61. She rode aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1983.
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