“There's a huge amount of pressure on every astronaut, because when you get right down to it, the experiments that are conducted on a space flight, or the satellites that are carried up, the work that's to be done, is important and expensive work, and you are up there for a week or two on a Space Shuttle flight. The country has invested a lot of money in you and your training, and the Space Shuttle and everything that's in it, and you have to do things correctly. You can't make a mistake during that week or two that you're in space.” TwoImportantCountryDoneSpaceMistakeWeekHugeAmountTrainingPressureExperimentsFlightExpensiveLots Of MoneyAstronautSatellitesSpace ShuttleSpace Flight Author:Sally Ride
“The most important steps that I followed were studying math and science in school. I was always interested in physics and astronomy and chemistry and I continued to study those subjects through high school and college on into graduate school. That's what prepared me for being an astronaut; it actually gave me the qualifications to be selected to be an astronaut.” ImportantSchoolStepsStudySubjectsCollegeHigh SchoolPreparedMathPhysicsAstronomyChemistryGraduatesAstronautSelectedQualificationsMath And ScienceGraduate School Author:Sally Ride
“It was a real honor for me to get to be the first woman astronaut. I think it's really important that young girls that are growing up today can see that women can be astronauts too. There have actually been a lot of women, who are astronauts, that that's a career that's open to them.” ThinkingFirstsImportantRealTodayYoungGirlCareersGrowing UpGrowingHonorAstronaut Author:Sally Ride
“I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important that I do a good job.” PeopleImportantWould BeJobsFeltHonoredGood Job Author:Sally Ride
“I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I'm proud to be a role model!” ThinkingLittlesImportantYoungGirlWalksViewsRolesGrowing UpGrowingProudModelsPoint Of ViewRole ModelsYoung WomenWalks Of LifeGirls Growing Up Author:Sally Ride
“I suggest taking the high road and have a little sence of humour and let things roll off your back. I think that's very important.” ThinkingLittlesImportantHumourAssBad AssHigh RoadTaking The High Road Author:Sally Ride
“Astronauts will remain the explorers, the pioneers-the first to go back to moon and on to Mars. But I think it's really important to make space space available to as many people as we can. It's going to be a while before we can launch people for less than $20 million a ticket. But that day is coming.” PeopleThinkingFirstsImportantSpaceMillionsFutureMoonAvailableTicketsMarsPredictionsAstronautPioneersExplorers Author:Sally Ride
