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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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Sally Ride
Age: 61 †
Born: 1951
Born: May 26
Died: 2012
Died: July 23
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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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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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But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.
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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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That's something that is almost part of being human and I'm certain that will continue.
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