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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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Sally Ride
Age: 61 †
Born: 1951
Born: May 26
Died: 2012
Died: July 23
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The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident.
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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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We need to make science cool again.
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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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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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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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But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
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The rockets light! The shuttle leaps off the launch pad in a cloud of steam and a trail of fire.
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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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You know, I go around the country a lot.
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Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.
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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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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 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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But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.
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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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I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.
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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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