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Heroic astronaut Sally Ride honored at unveiling of her statue at Reagan museum
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| 07/05/2023
| DELILAH BRUMER
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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To: imabadboy99
To: hinckley buzzard
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. That's not something we need to know.
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posted on
07/05/2023 8:34:28 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: airborne
Not to nit pick, but did she actually make it into space?
...............
My question also.
And as a side note. The other astronauts were hetero
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posted on
07/05/2023 8:34:28 AM PDT
by
Vinnie
( L g Brandon)
To: cgbg
“I guess that makes folks who jump into volcanos superheros!”
If they come back out alive it does. Or better yet, fly back out.
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posted on
07/05/2023 8:34:31 AM PDT
by
MPJackal
("From my cold dead hands." )
To: imabadboy99
I’m so sick of the ‘diversity’ worship in this country.Add me to that list.
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posted on
07/05/2023 8:35:07 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: kenmcg
Yes. There are several of them.
To: airborne
Really? Couldn’t read an article? Do a search? Or just know pretty basic US history?
To: Carriage Hill
Don’t forget her cousin, Free. The one on welfare.
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posted on
07/05/2023 8:50:39 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: Mr. Jeeves
Yeah, by Lizzie Warren’s standards, we all are.
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posted on
07/05/2023 8:54:13 AM PDT
by
LouAvul
(Daniel 4:17: "..the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.." )
To: ChicagoConservative27
I didn’t know she died from pancreatic cancer; I’d always thought she was on the doomed Challenger when it exploded.
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posted on
07/05/2023 8:56:37 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/05/2023 8:56:59 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: hinckley buzzard
You are correct!
I didn’t know that.
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posted on
07/05/2023 8:57:56 AM PDT
by
Zathras
To: Bob434
“Sally” Ride was a bit of a jab too... as anyone who’s ever danced to “Mustang Sally” knows...
To: kenmcg
Exactly. What a bunch of garbage.
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posted on
07/05/2023 9:19:58 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
To: rigelkentaurus
Well, since they are men, they don’t count. /sarcasm
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posted on
07/05/2023 9:21:28 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
To: imabadboy99
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posted on
07/05/2023 9:22:27 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
To: Midwesterner53; Rennes Templar
Bear Ride? What are parents thinking with names like this? Wild Ride was taken.
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posted on
07/05/2023 9:27:57 AM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
To: ChicagoConservative27
If she was not a lesbo, would she have a statue??
To: airborne
Not to nit pick, but did she actually make it into space? Not to nit pick, but you are either too lazy to read the article or you lack the ability to comprehend the article. Either way, you should seek professional help.
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posted on
07/05/2023 10:30:22 AM PDT
by
thegagline
(Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024 )
To: aMorePerfectUnion
Well, she’d still be a woman.
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posted on
07/05/2023 11:15:12 AM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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