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
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. Sally Ride comecuriositydelve Change image and share on social
The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter. Sally Ride bigbrightstar Change image and share on social
I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis. Sally Ride careerinterestknow Change image and share on social
When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen. Sally Ride bigexplosionhappen Change image and share on social
We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers dump sediment into the ocean, and see hurricanes form. Sally Ride citydaydump Change image and share on social
Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine. Sally Ride billieherojeans Change image and share on social