“Everywhere I go I meet girls and boys who want to be astronauts and explore space, or they love the ocean and want to be oceanographers, or they love animals and want to be zoologists, or they love designing things and want to be engineers. I want to see those same stars in their eyes in 10 years and know they are on their way!” KnowsWayWantYearsEyeGirlStarsSpaceAnimalBoysDesignOceanEngineersAstronautAnimal LoveBoy And GirlZoologist Author:Sally Ride
“Eventually private enterprise will be able to send people into orbit, but I suspect initially it's going to have to be with NASA's help. Whether it's going to be a consortium or one entity remains to be seen. I could be wrong. I could be one of the old fogies! Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing. It happens. A company has to be willing to bear the risk of its rocket failing. It's a very large capital investment.” PeopleWayHelpingHappensAbleCompanyFailingRiskWillingBearsToughRemainsInvestmentEnterpriseSuspectsEntityRocketsNasaOrbitPrivate EnterpriseRocket ScienceCapital Investment Author:Sally Ride
“Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.” WayFailingToughRocketsRocket Science Author:Sally Ride
“Different astronauts sleep in different ways.” WayDifferentSleepDifferent WaysAstronaut Author:Sally Ride
“For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences.” WayLongWantedLong TimeObstacles 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
“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.” WayHeartLongProblemWantedLyingAsksCausesCasesGoneStreetsFieldsLong TimeSittingBreathsObstaclesAssChestsStereotypeElephantsBad AssSymptomsPlaying FieldsLingeringShortnessHeart Problems Author:Sally Ride
“I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks along the way in order to achieve her goals.” WayWantedOrderGoalRiskAchieveAssRememberedNot AfraidBad Ass Author:Sally Ride
