Different astronauts sleep in different ways. Sally Ride astronautsleepway Change image and share on social
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. Sally Ride backbegincontinue 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
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
The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had 29 men and 6 women - those men were all very used to working with women. Sally Ride astronautclassman 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
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
But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program. Sally Ride elementaryhighinterest 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
