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Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.

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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 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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The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had 29 men and 6 women - those men were all very used to working with women.
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We need to make science cool again.
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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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You know, I go around the country a lot.
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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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I did not come to NASA to make history.
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It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.
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For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.
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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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Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!
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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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It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be careful that you don't float into somebody or something!
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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
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Weightless is a great equalizer.
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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 didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college.
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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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