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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.

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Sally Ride
Age: 61 †
Born: 1951
Born: May 26
Died: 2012
Died: July 23
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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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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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For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.
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Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same time, and then that crew trains together for a whole year to prepare for that flight.
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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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But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.
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I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.
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We need to make science cool again.
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Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the same - it's not even close to the same.
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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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On both of my flights, everything went very well.
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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 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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If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.
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The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident.
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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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When the space shuttle's engines cut off, and you're finally in space, in orbit, weightless... I remember unstrapping from my seat, floating over to the window, and that's when I got my first view of Earth. Just a spectacular view, and a chance to see our planet as a planet.
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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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So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.
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You know, I go around the country a lot.
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