Sally Ride

Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space. ↗

— Sally Ride

#american woman #be the first #did #feel #first

Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine. ↗

— Sally Ride

#billie #hero #i #jean #king

Different astronauts sleep in different ways. ↗

— Sally Ride

#different #different ways #sleep #ways

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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For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences. ↗

— Sally Ride

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For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds. ↗

— Sally Ride

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I did not come to NASA to make history. ↗

— Sally Ride

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I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college. ↗

— Sally Ride

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I don't have any nicknames. ↗

— Sally Ride

#i #nicknames

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary. ↗

— Sally Ride

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