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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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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
Sally Ride- Hawley
Sally Kristen Ride
Slept
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Upper
Floating
Flight
Middle
Space
Shuttle

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