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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
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Dr Sally Kristen Ride
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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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That's something that is almost part of being human and I'm certain that will continue.
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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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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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I had both male and female heroes.
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For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.
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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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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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But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.
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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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I did not come to NASA to make history.
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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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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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For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did.
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Weightless is a great equalizer.
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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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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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Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.
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