“If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.” IfsTodayMovement Author:Sally Ride
“You can picture pretty easily if there were a paying passenger aboard a rocket that failed, like Challenger failed. Certainly it would be a tragedy, and a tragedy for the company. They would have a hard time recovering from it.” IfsHardWould BeCompanyTragedyHard TimesRocketsPassengersRecovering Author:Sally Ride
“It was hard to become an astronaut. Not anywhere near as much physical training as people imagine, but a lot of mental training, a lot of learning. You have to learn everything there is to know about the Space Shuttle and everything you are going to be doing, and everything you need to know if something goes wrong, and then once you have learned it all, you have to practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice until everything is second nature, so it's a very, very difficult training, and it takes years.” PeopleIfsKnowsNeedsYearsHardDifficultSpacePracticeImagineTrainingAstronautSpace ShuttlePhysical Training Author:Sally Ride
“If they asked me if I wanted to go into space tomorrow, I'd do it in a heartbeat. On the other hand, if they asked me if I wanted to go into training for three years and then go into space again, I'd probably say no.” IfsYearsHandsWantedThreeSpaceTomorrowTrainingThree YearsHeartbeat Author:Sally Ride
“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.” IfsFirstsCan DoReadyExcitedWorriedLiftsSecondsAnxiousExplosionsAstronaut Author:Sally Ride
“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.” IfsWayHelpingLossCasesProtectPressureSuitsEmergenciesAstronautEntryProtect YouParachutesSpace ShuttleRe Entry Author:Sally Ride
“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.” PeopleIfsKnowsNeedsI CanSpaceHalfAssBad AssOther Half Author:Sally Ride
“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.” IfsYearsMayModelsAssMarsBad AssNasa Author:Sally Ride
“If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys.” IfsWantShouldGirlBoysScientistEngineersCultivatingScientists And Engineers Author:Sally Ride
