RIP Sally Ride, first U.S. woman in space

[Tig]

Wow, this really caught me off guard.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/23/people-sallyride-idINL2E8INJSF20120723

http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/files/2012/07/Sally_Ride_Americas_first_woman_astronaut_communit cates_with_ground_controllers_from_the_flight_deck _-_NARA_-_541940-1.jpg

[Katastrophe]

Sad day. RIP.

[R_of_G]

A trailblazer in many ways.
RIP Ms. Ride.

[Stig]

A true pioneer. And a sad surprise. I've always been a big space program geek and this is a real shock.