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Sally Ride
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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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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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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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I did not come to NASA to make history.
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I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.
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It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be careful that you don't float into somebody or something!
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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
For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.
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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 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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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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But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
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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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But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.
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Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!
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You know, I go around the country a lot.
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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 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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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 it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.
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I can't remember a single time [my parents] ever told me not to do something I wanted to do.
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