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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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I can't remember a single time [my parents] ever told me not to do something I wanted to do.
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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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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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But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.
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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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If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.
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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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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
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Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.
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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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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 would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks along the way in order to achieve her goals.
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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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