So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth. Sally Ride More Quotes by Sally Ride More Quotes From Sally Ride No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents. Sally Ride riskspacethinking I love the John Glenn model... I may call NASA in 25 years or so, and see if they'd like to send me to Mars. Sally Ride bad-assmayyears I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle. Sally Ride flightfloatingspace Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing. Sally Ride rocketstoughway Suppose you came across a woman lying on the street with an elephant sitting on her chest. You notice she is short of breath. Shortness of breath can be a symptom of heart problems. In her case, the much more likely cause is the elephant on her chest. For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences. That is the elephant. Until the playing field has veen leveled and lingering stereotypes are gone, you can't even ask the question. Sally Ride bad-assheartlying So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do. Sally Ride worriedexcitedfirsts That's something that is almost part of being human and I'm certain that will continue. Sally Ride being-humancertainhumans 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 cuttingspaceviews We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers dump sediment into the ocean, and see hurricanes form. Sally Ride oceancitiesnight I don't have any nicknames. Sally Ride nicknames I have a lot of common sense. I know what needs to be done and how to approach it. I have an ability to work with people on large enterprises. Sally Ride common-sensepeopleneeds So I decided on science when I was in college. Sally Ride decidedcollege One thing I probably share with everyone else in the astronaut office is composure. Sally Ride astronautofficeshare It's no secret that I've been reluctant to use my name for things. Sally Ride usesecretnames So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight. Sally Ride flightcoupleyears The experience of being in space didn't change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience. Sally Ride perspectivespacespiritual Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket! Sally Ride disneylandtickets For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds. Sally Ride nasabackgrounds The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it. Sally Ride bad-assspaceexpectations 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 bedsleeplittles
