WASHINGTON — Sally Ride, who blazed trails into orbit as the first American woman in space, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. She was 61.
Sally Ride, first U.S. woman in space, dies at 61
Monday, July 23, 2012 | 6:31 p.m. CDT;
updated 6:47 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 23, 2012
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