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Sally Ride
American Astronaut
Born: May 26, 1951
Died: Jul 23, 2012
Astronauts Life Science Space Time You
Related authors: Alan Shepard Buzz Aldrin Christa McAuliffe Ellen Ochoa Jim Lovell John Glenn Mae Jemison Neil Armstrong
The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter. Sally Ride
Stars Look Bigger Brighter
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. Sally Ride
Science Natural Investigating Delving Coming Method Questions Up Curiosity Process Fun Posing
I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I'm proud to be a role model! Sally Ride
Life Women Walk Girl Important Young Every Think Point Point Of View Proud Up Model Role Role Model Little Young Women Little Girls View Growing Growing Up
Studying whether there's life on Mars or studying how the universe began, there's something magical about pushing back the frontiers of knowledge. That's something that is almost part of being human, and I'm certain that will continue. Sally Ride
Life Knowledge Will Universe Back Mars About Magical Something Pushing Part Almost Studying How Continue Began Human Frontiers Being Whether Being Human Certain
When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen. Sally Ride
You Waiting Space Big Launch Ready Sitting Getting Happen Explosion
I do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space stamps and Olympics stamps. Sally Ride
Space Collect Running Hiking Also Lot Stamps Olympics
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. Sally Ride
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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. Sally Ride
You Suits Pressure Way Astronauts Parachute Launch Case Emergency Something Wrong Protect Loss Off Goes Helps Shuttle Suit
On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot. Sally Ride
Pilot Space Crew Background Astronauts Test Test Pilot Commander Space Shuttle Standard Shuttle Two
Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and crawl into and then close up, almost like a little bedroom. Sally Ride
You Astronauts Some Open Almost Like Sort Bedroom Beds Up Close Close-Up Crawl Little Then Sleep
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! Sally Ride
You Somebody Be Careful Easy Something Comfortable Around Very Float Floating Careful Sleep
It's no secret that I've been reluctant to use my name for things. Sally Ride
Secret Reluctant No Secret Name Been Use Things
I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life. Sally Ride
Life Made My Life Television Memoirs About Written Movie
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. Sally Ride
People Will Think Enterprise Able NASA Private Private Enterprise Send Suspect Going Orbit Help Initially Eventually
For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences. Sally 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. Sally Ride
You Remember Space First Our Earth Finally Our Planet See Window Weightless Over Got Off Orbit Just Cut Planet View Engines Floating Seat Spectacular Shuttle Chance
Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing. Sally Ride
Science Space Tough Rocket Science Way Failing Rocket Rockets
I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science. Sally Ride
Science Astronomy Favorite Physical Physical Science Liked Math Subject Very Interested
I've spent my whole life not talking to people, and I don't see why I should start now. Sally Ride
Life People Not Talking Spent See Talking Should Whole Now Why Start
I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important that I do a good job. Sally Ride
Good People Good Job Job Important Honored Would Would-Be Knew Felt Very Closely Watching
The women's movement had already paved the way, I think, for my coming. Sally Ride
Women Think Way Had Coming Movement Paved
Well, we spend an awful lot of our time working and doing experiments. It's very busy up on the shuttle. Sally Ride
Time Busy Our Spend Our Time Well Doing Lot Up Very Experiments Working Awful Awful Lot Shuttle
There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy. Sally Ride
Woman Space First Enjoy Going Being Aspects
I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to them. The other half can't understand and I couldn't explain it to them. If someone doesn't know why, I can't explain it. Sally Ride
Love People Space Half Other Would Someone Know Understand Go Discovered Explain Them Why Need
For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds. Sally Ride
Time Women Backgrounds Some Only Had Scientific NASA Quite Quite Some Time
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. Sally Ride
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