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I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college.

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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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Sally Kristen Ride
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I suggest taking the high road and have a little sence of humour and let things roll off your back. I think that's very important.
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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 had both male and female heroes.
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I did not come to NASA to make history.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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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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I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks along the way in order to achieve her goals.
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There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow through with the sciences.
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Weightless is a great equalizer.
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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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I can't remember a single time [my parents] ever told me not to do something I wanted to do.
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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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You know, I go around the country a lot.
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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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We need to make science cool again.
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But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.
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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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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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