“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
“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
“It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission.” NeedsYearsWomenCoupleTrainingMissionsBackgrounds Author:Sally Ride
“So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.” YearsCoupleFlightAstronaut Author:Sally Ride
“Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same time, and then that crew trains together for a whole year to prepare for that flight.” YearsWholeTogetherTrainFlightCrewWhole Year 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
