But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth. Sally Ride earthwindowwork Change image and share on social
I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle. Sally Ride deckflightfloat Change image and share on social
So I decided on science when I was in college. Sally Ride collegedecidescience Change image and share on social
It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission. Sally Ride missionpreparespace Change image and share on social
I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important that I do a good job. Sally Ride closelyfeltgood Change image and share on social
My background is in physics, so I was the mission specialist, who is sort of like the flight engineer on an airplane. Sally Ride airplanebackgroundengineer Change image and share on social
I do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space stamps and Olympics stamps. Sally Ride collecthikelot Change image and share on social
I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to them. The other half can't understand and I couldn't explain it to them. If someone doesn't know why, I can't explain it. Sally Ride discoverexplainhalf share on social
For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences. Sally Ride enterlongobstacle Change image and share on social
I've spent my whole life not talking to people, and I don't see why I should start now. Sally Ride havelifepeople Change image and share on social
