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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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Sally Ride
Age: 61 †
Born: 1951
Born: May 26
Died: 2012
Died: July 23
Astronaut
Astrophysicist
Physicist
University Teacher
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LA
California
Dr Sally Kristen Ride
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Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.
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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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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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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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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.
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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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But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
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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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I can't remember a single time [my parents] ever told me not to do something I wanted to do.
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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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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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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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