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After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety of the space shuttle to fix the things that had gone wrong.


Sally Ride


#after #challenger #fix #gone #had

I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle.


Sally Ride


#flight #floating #i #just #middle

No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.


Sally Ride


#astronauts #high-risk #i #i think #most

On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot.


Sally Ride


#background #commander #crew #pilot #shuttle

The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident.


Sally Ride


#before #better #challenger #rocket #safer

Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.


Sally Ride


#during #i #into #itself #mission

I will go around the space shuttle and give a guided tour of the major areas and describe what is done in each area. This will be called The Ultimate Field Trip.


Christa McAuliffe


#areas #around #called #describe #done

After the Shuttle checks out on its two upcoming flights, it will be ready to take larger components up to the International Space Station later this fall.


Marc Garneau


#checks #components #fall #flights #international

We have played a critical role in meeting the new safety standards. The Canadian space industry contributed new tools that make the inspection of the space shuttle possible.


Marc Garneau


#contributed #critical #critical role #industry #inspection

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


#case #during #emergency #goes #helps






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