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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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Sally Ride
Age: 61 †
Born: 1951
Born: May 26
Died: 2012
Died: July 23
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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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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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Weightless is a great equalizer.
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I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.
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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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So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.
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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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For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.
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It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.
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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 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 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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The rockets light! The shuttle leaps off the launch pad in a cloud of steam and a trail of fire.
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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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Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!
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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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The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it.
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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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If they asked me if I wanted to go into space tomorrow, I'd do it in a heartbeat. On the other hand, if they asked me if I wanted to go into training for three years and then go into space again, I'd probably say no.
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