I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into. Sally Ride More Quotes by Sally Ride More Quotes From Sally Ride You know, I go around the country a lot. Sally Ride knowscountry If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today. Sally Ride movementifstoday The view of Earth is spectacular. Sally Ride spectacularearthviews It's well known that many girls have a tendency to dumb down when they're in middle school. Sally Ride girldumbschool The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program. Sally Ride astronautdifferentspace For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences. Sally Ride obstacleslongway 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 nasapracticetrying Well, we spend an awful lot of our time working and doing experiments. It's very busy up on the shuttle. Sally Ride wellsawfulbusy Different astronauts sleep in different ways. Sally Ride differentsleepway Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit. Sally Ride orbitspacehands The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident. Sally Ride accidentsrocketsspace The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic. Sally Ride dramaticanxious 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 astronautclassmen I had both male and female heroes. Sally Ride malesfemalehero I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life. Sally Ride memoirmadetelevision 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. Sally Ride jobscountrythinking The women's movement had already paved the way, I think, for my coming. Sally Ride i-thinkthinkwomenway There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy. Sally Ride womanbeingenjoyspace
