"When the space shuttle's engines cut off, and you're finally in space, in orbit, weightless... I remember unstrapping from my seat, floating over to the window, and that's when I got my first view of Earth. Just a spectacular view, and a chance to see our planet as a planet."
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Sally Ride, an American physicist and astronaut, made history in 1983 as the first woman to travel into space, serving aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Born on May 26, 1951, in Los Angeles, California, she broke barriers in a male-dominated field and inspired countless young women to pursue careers in science and technology. After her groundbreaking flight, Ride continued to advocate for science education and wrote several books to ignite curiosity in the next generation. Her legacy lives on as a trailblazer in space exploration and a champion for diversity in STEM.
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"Studying whether there's life on Mars or studying how the universe began, there's something magical about pushing back the frontiers of knowledge. That's something that is almost part of being human, and I'm certain that will continue."
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"Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It's posing questions and coming up with a method. It's delving in."
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"For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did."
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!"
Sally Ride"When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen."
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."
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"The experience of being in space didn't change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience."
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