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The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident.

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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
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Sally Kristen Ride
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Rockets
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Accidents
Space
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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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If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.
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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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I did not come to NASA to make history.
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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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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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Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
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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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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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It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.
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I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.
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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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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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But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
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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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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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