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But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.

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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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But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.
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My background is in physics, so I was the mission specialist, who is sort of like the flight engineer on an airplane.
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Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.
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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 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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We need to make science cool again.
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For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.
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On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot.
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For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did.
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After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety of the space shuttle to fix the things that had gone wrong.
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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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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
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On both of my flights, everything went very well.
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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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I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!
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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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