The astronaut had no interest in the fame that her pioneering space travels brought. Ride’s death surprised many as she’d fought the illness in secret. And then some more chemo, and she really thought she was coming out ahead of it.
“She’s been beating it off for 16, 17 months, and she went through chemo and then had fairly extensive surgery this October. Bear stated that chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery almost cured Ride: A check-up revealed that Ride had a large cancerous tumor in her abdomen. In March 2011, Ride’s partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, noted that the astronaut wasn’t feeling well. Ride’s sister, Bear, told the Broward Palm Beach New Times that Ride died two weeks after entering hospice care. “She had a smile on her face and was surrounded by her family,” Bear said. “Her work here was done.” Sally Ride died on 23rd July 2012 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Ride died after a valiant 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer Ride was scheduled to fly a third mission, but NASA canceled it following the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. She flew two space missions, logging more than 343 hours in space.
Ride joined NASA in 1978 as part of the first class of NASA astronauts to include women. Ellie, whose life in QZ inspired her love for space, has extensive knowledge about astronauts and considers Sally Ride her favorite. In episode six of The Last of Us, Ellie reveals that after the world’s salvation, she plans to go to the moon, like Sally Ride did in 1983, becoming the first American woman to fly in space.
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