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“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.”

Quote by Sally Ride

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Sally Ride, an American physicist, was born on May 26, 1951, and passed away on July 23, 2012. She is renowned for being the first American woman to travel to space, and her contributions to the field of space exploration are significant. more

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