# Astronaut Sally Ride has Died **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 23, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-sally-ride-has-died/629170 "2012-07-23T21:22:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-sally-ride-has-died/629170/21 "2012-07-24T14:08:42Z")
She’s left the planet _again?_ Can’t keep a good woman down. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-sally-ride-has-died/629170/22 "2012-07-24T15:22:06Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > Was it this Office Depot Commercial? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2WtUnmBEcM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2WtUnmBEcM) Yep, that’s the one. She has the great line at the end when she’s offered a ride: “No thanks, I’ll take the shuttle.” ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-sally-ride-has-died/629170/23 "2012-07-24T17:21:01Z")
I’m bummed. She was neat. I remember her first space trip, as well as her appearance on **Sesame Street** ; she was an expert in the field of “counting down from 10 to 1”. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-sally-ride-has-died/629170/24 "2012-07-24T17:29:13Z")
Her partner is [listed as a survivor](http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/first-female-us-astronaut-sally-ride-comes-out). Good. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-sally-ride-has-died/629170/25 "2012-07-24T18:46:52Z")
Very sad to hear. What a tragic loss. I met her several times before her astronaut days-- we were in grad school together, although she was either just finished or just finishing up while I was just starting. Very nice person, and very intelligent (no surprise). And the pancreatic cancer thing is very sad. I had a close relative die of that several years ago. And, of course, Steve Jobs. ---
**Author:** ![Xavier\_Breath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/76d3ee/32.png) [@Xavier\_Breath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier_Breath)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-sally-ride-has-died/629170/26 "2012-07-24T19:22:41Z")
I was honored to meet Dr. Ride many years ago at Purdue University. As **gunnergoz** noted up-thread, she impressed me as being businesslike, pleasant in conversation, and the brightest person in the room. Thanks, Dr. Ride, for the many doors you opened. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-sally-ride-has-died/629170/27 "2012-07-25T02:59:02Z")
Damn. I remember her going into space. She said at the time that she dreamed of the day when a woman going into space was commonplace and not worthy of notice. And sure enough, it happened. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-sally-ride-has-died/629170.md?page=1)