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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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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
Sally Ride- Hawley
Sally Kristen Ride
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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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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
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Weightless is a great equalizer.
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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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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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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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I had both male and female heroes.
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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 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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The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident.
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Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.
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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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That's something that is almost part of being human and I'm certain that will continue.
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Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
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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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On both of my flights, everything went very well.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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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 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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If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.
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