America's first woman astronaut dead at 61

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America's first woman astronaut dead at 61

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Sally Ride, first American woman in space

WASHINGTON (AP/CBS5) -

Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut, has died, according to The Associated Press.

Ride passed away Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Sally Ride Science announced on its website.

NASA confirmed her death Monday afternoon and President Barack Obama called her a national hero.

Ride was 61 years old.

Ride completed her historic mission on the shuttle Challenger STS-7 on June 24, 1983, when she was 32.

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