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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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Sally Ride
Age: 61 †
Born: 1951
Born: May 26
Died: 2012
Died: July 23
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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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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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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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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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But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
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For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.
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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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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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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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That's something that is almost part of being human and I'm certain that will continue.
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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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The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident.
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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.
Sally Ride
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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I had both male and female heroes.
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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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After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety of the space shuttle to fix the things that had gone wrong.
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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.
Sally Ride
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.
Sally Ride
