Friday, May 24, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013

Does Sally Ride's death make you wish the U.S. would resume its manned space program?

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READER POLL

Does Sally Ride's death make you wish the U.S. would resume its manned space program?

Yes, space research requires human hands
 
  305 (48.7%)
No, current plans to privatize space flight make more sense
 
  222 (35.5%)
Yes, would inspire more girls to go into science careers
 
  129 (20.6%)
No, space flight is too risky for humans, use robots
 
  135 (21.6%)
Total votes = 626
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Ride’s space flight is still inspirational