ICEINSPACE
Most Read Articles
• Reviews
Moon Phase
CURRENT MOON Waning Crescent
30.3%
Moon Phase...
The Sun Now
Go Back   IceInSpace > General Astronomy > General Chat
Reload this Page RIP Astronaut Sally Ride
Register FAQ Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread
  #1  
Old 24-07-2012, 08:09 PM
PeterM
Registered User

PeterM is offline 		 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,998
RIP Astronaut Sally Ride
Very sad, a pioneering woman championing women in science. Too young at 61. She first flew into space same year as my dad died.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/s...s-aged-61.html
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 24-07-2012, 08:29 PM
stephenb's Avatar
stephenb (Stephen)
Registered User

stephenb is offline 		 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: all over the shop...
Posts: 2,098
Wow - just read this myself. sad
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 24-07-2012, 10:19 PM
jjjnettie's Avatar
jjjnettie (Jeanette)
Registered User

jjjnettie is offline 		 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Monto
Posts: 16,741
Very sad indeed.
The way they're treating her partner of 27yrs is disgusting.
Denying her the benefits that all other spouses are allowed.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT +10. The time is now 04:33 AM.

Contact Us - IceInSpace - Archive - Top
Powered by vBulletin Version 3.8.7 | Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Advertisement
Bintel
Advertisement