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Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It's posing questions and coming up with a method. It's delving in.

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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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Sally Kristen Ride
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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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The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.
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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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Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
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Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!
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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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The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident.
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Weightless is a great equalizer.
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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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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
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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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So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.
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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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I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle.
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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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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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You know, I go around the country a lot.
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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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On both of my flights, everything went very well.
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