From azcentral.com - Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, has died of cancer at age 61, her organization has announced. On June 18, 1983, Ride was 32 when she launched aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Ride, a physicist, helped develop the shuttle's robotic arm. She was one of 8,000 people who responded to a newspaper advertisement seeking NASA applicants. She joined the space agency in 1978 and left in 1987.
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