美国首位女航天员莱德周一去世
<p><span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="Ride">Ride</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> 61 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pancreatic">pancreatic</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>.</p><p>美国首位女航天员莱德(<span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="Ride">Ride</span>)周一因胰腺癌去世，终年61岁。</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="Ride">Ride</span> <span word="Science">Science</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="science">science</span>-<span word="education">education</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="motivate">motivate</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="careers">careers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p>莱德创立的科学教育公司<span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="Ride">Ride</span> <span word="Science">Science</span>宣布了她的死讯。该公司的宗旨是激励青少年投身科学技术事业。</p><p><span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Ride">Ride</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 18, 1983, <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Shuttle">Shuttle</span> <span word="Challenger">Challenger</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 32. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p><span word="NASA">NASA</span>/<span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span>983年6月，航天飞机飞行仓内的莱德正在密切注视控制面板。1983年6月18日，32岁的莱德乘坐“挑战者号”航天飞机第一次进入太空。这次航天之旅比前苏联将首位女性送入太空晚了20年。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Ride">Ride</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Challenger">Challenger</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Ride">Ride</span>, 42 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="flown">flown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>一年后，莱德第二次搭乘“挑战者号”。美国国家航空航天管理局(<span word="NASA">NASA</span>)的发言人说，莱德之后，又有42名美国女性进入太空。</p><p>'<span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="model">model</span>,' <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>美国总统奥巴马(<span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>)在声明中说，她是美国的英雄，是伟大的榜样。</p>
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