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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Scripps ship named after Sally Ride

Sally Ride |A new research ship that will be operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography on behalf of the Navy has been named after Sally Ride, the late La Jolla resident who became the first American woman to fly in space in 1983.

Ride, an emeritus professor of physics at UC San Diego, died of pancreatic cancer last July at the age of 61. (Obit).

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said in a statement, "Sally Ride's career was one of firsts and will inspire generations to come. I named R/V Sally Ride to honor a great researcher, but also to encourage generations of students to continue exploring, discovering and reaching for the stars."

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