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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

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Sally Ride
Age: 61 †
Born: 1951
Born: May 26
Died: 2012
Died: July 23
Astronaut
Astrophysicist
Physicist
University Teacher
Writer
LA
California
Dr Sally Kristen Ride
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I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis.
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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.
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We need to make science cool again.
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When the space shuttle's engines cut off, and you're finally in space, in orbit, weightless... I remember unstrapping from my seat, floating over to the window, and that's when I got my first view of Earth. Just a spectacular view, and a chance to see our planet as a planet.
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So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.
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I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle.
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The experience of being in space didn't change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience.
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Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the same - it's not even close to the same.
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On both of my flights, everything went very well.
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NASA has to approve whatever we wear, so there are clothes to choose from, like space shorts - we wear those a lot - and NASA T-shirts.
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If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.
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I think maybe it's too bad that our society isn't further along and this is such a big deal. I think it's time...that people realize that women in this country can do any job they want to do.
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The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.
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I think eventually private enterprise will be able to send people into orbit, but I suspect initially it's going to have to be with NASA's help.
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I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.
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The rockets light! The shuttle leaps off the launch pad in a cloud of steam and a trail of fire.
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Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same time, and then that crew trains together for a whole year to prepare for that flight.
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The best advice I can give anybody is to try to understand who you are and what you want to do, and don't be afraid to go down that road and do whatever it takes and work as hard as you have to work to achieve that.
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For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.
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The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it.
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