Comments on: How Sally Ride Was Even Tougher Than Ripley in Alien http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2012/07/how-sally-ride-was-even-tougher-than-ridley-in-alien/ Keeping You Current Wed, 22 May 2013 16:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Ian http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2012/07/how-sally-ride-was-even-tougher-than-ridley-in-alien/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Ian Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:10:34 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/?p=1624#comment-228 I've been of the opinion that Ripley was based on Ride. I’ve been of the opinion that Ripley was based on Ride.

]]> By: writer dave http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2012/07/how-sally-ride-was-even-tougher-than-ridley-in-alien/comment-page-1/#comment-221 writer dave Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:49:46 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/?p=1624#comment-221 Not to quibble, but if she came out in her obit she wasn't 'the first openly gay person to fly in space as well.' Which is sad, but she was closeted when she flew. Not to quibble, but if she came out in her obit she wasn’t ‘the first openly gay person to fly in space as well.’

Which is sad, but she was closeted when she flew.

]]> By: Clancy http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2012/07/how-sally-ride-was-even-tougher-than-ridley-in-alien/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Clancy Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:36:35 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/?p=1624#comment-220 I think the character's name was Ellen Ripley, not Ridley. I think the character’s name was Ellen Ripley, not Ridley.

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