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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.
Sally Ride
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Sally Ride
Age: 61 †
Born: 1951
Born: May 26
Died: 2012
Died: July 23
Astronaut
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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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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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So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.
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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
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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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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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Weightless is a great equalizer.
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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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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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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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You know, I go around the country a lot.
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I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.
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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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On both of my flights, everything went very well.
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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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Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!
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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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