All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary. Sally Ride adventurescaryterritory Change image and share on social
There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy. Sally Ride aspectenjoyspace Change image and share on social
The women's movement had already paved the way, I think, for my coming. Sally Ride comemovementpave Change image and share on social
The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic. Sally Ride anxiousdramaticlaunch Change image and share on social
Different astronauts sleep in different ways. Sally Ride astronautsleepway Change image and share on social
Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit. Sally Ride armmissionorbit Change image and share on social
I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science. Sally Ride astronomyfavoriteinterest Change image and share on social
It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be careful that you don't float into somebody or something! Sally Ride carefulcomfortableeasy Change image and share on social
Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the same - it's not even close to the same. Sally Ride closelaunchnasa Change image and share on social
