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Sally Ride, 1st US Woman in Space, to Be Awarded Medal of Freedom Posthumously

Sally Ride, the United States’ first woman in space, will be posthumously honored with the country’s highest civilian commendation and the renaming of a high-flying camera.

President Barack Obama announced on Monday (May 20) that Ride will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedomat the White House later this year. NASA further paid tribute to the late astronaut by creating a new internship program in her name and renaming a science instrument on board the International Space Station.

Ride, who after flying in space twice went on to become a leading advocate for science education, died on July 23, 2012, 17 months after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 61.

livelongandbiteme:

green-blooded-computer:

HAHA WHERE DID THEY EVEN COME FROM?!

#bones and spock both have alarms in their heads that go off when jim does a thing #BEEP BEEP WARNING JIM IS DOING A THING HE MUST BE STOPPED

medicalschool:

The human brain in cross section

Untitled by Old Chum

thenewenlightenmentage:

Close-Up With Halley’s Comet

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Michael Whelan

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