The first US woman in space, Sally Ride, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61.
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The first all-female spacewalk took place.
A chimpanzee named Ham became the first primate to go to space aboard the US MR-2 spacecraft.
The Space Shuttle Colombia launched from the Kennedy Space Center for a secret military mission.
Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
