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Heroic astronaut Sally Ride honored at unveiling of her statue at Reagan museum
Dailynews ^ | 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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KEYWORDS: california; museum; reagan; ride; spam; spaminacan; statue
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To: imabadboy99

+1


21 posted on 07/05/2023 8:33:46 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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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.

22 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.)
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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


23 posted on 07/05/2023 8:34:28 AM PDT by Vinnie ( L g Brandon)
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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.

24 posted on 07/05/2023 8:34:31 AM PDT by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands." )
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To: imabadboy99
I’m so sick of the ‘diversity’ worship in this country.

Add me to that list.

25 posted on 07/05/2023 8:35:07 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: kenmcg

Yes. There are several of them.


26 posted on 07/05/2023 8:44:51 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: airborne

Really? Couldn’t read an article? Do a search? Or just know pretty basic US history?


27 posted on 07/05/2023 8:46:00 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Carriage Hill

Don’t forget her cousin, Free. The one on welfare.


28 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.)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

Yeah, by Lizzie Warren’s standards, we all are.


29 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.." )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I didn’t know she died from pancreatic cancer; I’d always thought she was on the doomed Challenger when it exploded.


30 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.)
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To: BenLurkin

LOL!


31 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.)
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To: hinckley buzzard

You are correct!
I didn’t know that.


32 posted on 07/05/2023 8:57:56 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Bob434

“Sally” Ride was a bit of a jab too... as anyone who’s ever danced to “Mustang Sally” knows...


33 posted on 07/05/2023 9:00:15 AM PDT by SomeCallMeTim
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To: kenmcg

Exactly. What a bunch of garbage.


34 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.)
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To: rigelkentaurus

Well, since they are men, they don’t count. /sarcasm


35 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.)
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To: imabadboy99

This woman agrees.


36 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.)
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To: Midwesterner53; Rennes Templar
Bear Ride? What are parents thinking with names like this?

Wild Ride was taken.

37 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)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If she was not a lesbo, would she have a statue??


38 posted on 07/05/2023 9:33:29 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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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.

39 posted on 07/05/2023 10:30:22 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024 )
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Well, she’d still be a woman.


40 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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