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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
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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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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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We need to make science cool again.
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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
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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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Weightless is a great equalizer.
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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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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 slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle.
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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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Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.
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I did not come to NASA to make history.
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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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It was a real honor for me to get to be the first woman astronaut. I think it's really important that young girls that are growing up today can see that women can be astronauts too. There have actually been a lot of women, who are astronauts, that that's a career that's open to them.
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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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Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!
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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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Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.
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You know, I go around the country a lot.
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