(Image credit: Maia Weinstock)Science writer Maia...  ...Weinstock)(Image credit: Maia Weinstock)Astronaut Sally Ride , the first American woman in space. (Image credit...

Astronaut Sally Ride , the first American woman in space, died today in...  ...cancer. The announcement was made by her company, Sally Ride Science. Ride , who was a physicist, became a household name and...  ...mber most about the flight is that it was fun,” *strong clas...