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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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Sally Ride
Age: 61 †
Born: 1951
Born: May 26
Died: 2012
Died: July 23
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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 didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college.
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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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Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.
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It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.
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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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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 are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.
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We need to make science cool again.
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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
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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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That's something that is almost part of being human and I'm certain that will continue.
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On both of my flights, everything went very well.
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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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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 slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle.
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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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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 had both male and female heroes.
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But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
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