Northrop Grumman names 'SS Sally Ride' cargo craft for first US woman in space

She set sail as a research vessel, shipped out as postage stamp and stood tall as a monument. Now, America's first woman in space is set to return to orbit as the namesake of a station cargo capsule.

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