Posted on 07/05/2023 8:03:16 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
A life-size statue of famed astronaut Sally Ride was unveiled at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Tuesday, July 4, inspiring the patriotic audience as Ride’s sister, Bear Ride, told the crowd, “Sally’s mission was not only ‘to space and back,’ but also to open young minds and hearts to the dedication that can make this planet of ours a better place for us all.”
The intricate bronze statue, now standing on the walkway of the Reagan Library’s Peace Through Strength pavilion, honors Ride’s legacy as the first U.S. woman in space. An astronaut and physicist, she made history in 1983 when she flew into space on the Challenger shuttle.
Bear Ride said that her sister “was a trailblazer and a hero. Here we are looking down on our old home in the San Fernando Valley and remembering and celebrating her.”
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Bear Ride? What are parents thinking with names like this?
Apparently part of her “heroic” legacy is being the first gay astronaut, a lesbian with a long time partner kept secret until her death a few years ago.
And it's Reverend Bear, don'tcha know.
In the old days gays did not feel the need to be vocal in your face advocates and activists for their lifestyle.
Any memorials for all the other astronauts who died in the line of duty?
Yeah- they shoulda gone with the name Carnival instead
nope- just the homo ones
Not to nit pick, but did she actually make it into space?
I thought I read she was Native American, or at least in part.
What exactly did she do that was “heroic”?
Using the word for everyone simply renders the word meaningless. So what then becomes of the fireman who goes into a burning building multiple times bringing out children? Or a soldier who gives his life to save others?
A woman who does something that men have done dozens — if not hundreds — of times isn’t “heroic” by any stretch. She’s not even a pioneer or groundbreaker in whatever it is she does.
LOL.
She is officially the first gay in space.
“I’m willing to call anyone who climbs onto the top of a huge cylinder of rocket fuel and have it ignited a hero.”
I guess that makes folks who jump into volcanos superheros!
I think you might be confusing her with Christa McCauliffe.(sic?)
I’m so sick of the ‘diversity’ worship in this country. Glorifying “The first X to do something” that white males have done hundreds of times already....
Certainly being an astronaut is an accomplishment, but c’mon man!
Another brother/sister called “Rough Ride”?
It’s Homo Month now, all year long.
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