--- title: "8 Flight Quotes By Sally Ride" description: "8 Flight quotes by Sally Ride. Plus more from Sally Ride and more Flight sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/sally-ride-5884_astronaut_the-view-of-earth-is-spectacular-from-sp_112998.png" --- > [The view of earth is spectacular from space. Most people imagine that when astronauts look out the window of the shuttle they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/the-view-of-earth-is-spectacular-from-space-most-people-imagine-that/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/sally-ride-5884_astronaut_the-view-of-earth-is-spectacular-from-sp_112998.png) > [I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/i-slept-just-floating-in-the-middle-of-the-flight-deck-the-upper-deck/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/sally-ride-5884_deck_i-slept-just-floating-in-the-middle-of-t_1117307.png) > [I never went into physics or the astronaut corps to become a role model. But after my first flight, it became clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/i-never-went-into-physics-or-the-astronaut-corps-to-become-a-role/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b7/sally-ride-5884_ass_i-never-went-into-physics-or-the-astrona_1137055.jpg) > [So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/so-most-astronauts-are-astronauts-for-a-couple-of-years-before-they/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/573/sally-ride-5884_astronauts_so-most-astronauts-are-astronauts-for-a_1549986.png) > [Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same time, and then that crew trains together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/once-you-are-assigned-to-a-flight-the-whole-crew-is-assigned-at-the/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/sally-ride-5884_crew_once-you-are-assigned-to-a-flight-the-wh_1570036.png) > [The thing I'll remember most about the flight is that it was fun. In fact, I'm sure it was the most fun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/the-thing-i-ll-remember-most-about-the-flight-is-that-it-was-fun-in/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d3/sally-ride-5884_facts_the-thing-i-ll-remember-most-about-the-f_1928192.png) > [My background is in physics, so I was the mission specialist, who is sort of like the flight engineer on an airplane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/my-background-is-in-physics-so-i-was-the-mission-specialist-who-is/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/578/sally-ride-5884_airplane_my-background-is-in-physics-so-i-was-the_2135143.png) > [There's a huge amount of pressure on every astronaut, because when you get right down to it, the experiments that are conducted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/there-s-a-huge-amount-of-pressure-on-every-astronaut-because-when-you/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/981/sally-ride-5884_amount_there-s-a-huge-amount-of-pressure-on-eve_2455778.jpg) ## Other authors on Flight ## More by Sally Ride > [No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/no-i-think-most-astronauts-recognize-that-the-space-shuttle-program/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [I have been a bit of a risk-taker all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/i-have-been-a-bit-of-a-risk-taker-all-my-life/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [The view of earth is spectacular from space. Most people imagine that when astronauts look out the window of the shuttle they see the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/the-view-of-earth-is-spectacular-from-space-most-people-imagine-that/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/i-was-always-very-interested-in-science-and-i-knew-that-for-me/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [You know, I go around the country a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/you-know-i-go-around-the-country-a-lot/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [Anything from making a mistake on an experiment that would ruin some scientist on earth's experiment - career, potentially - to doing something wrong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/anything-from-making-a-mistake-on-an-experiment-that-would-ruin-some/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [Women make up only 25 percent of the science, engineering and technology workforce... We are delighted to be working with NASA Ames to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/women-make-up-only-25-percent-of-the-science-engineering-and/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/then-during-the-mission-itself-i-used-the-space-shuttle-s-robot-arm/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [I think eventually private enterprise will be able to send people into orbit, but I suspect initially it's going to have to be with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/i-think-eventually-private-enterprise-will-be-able-to-send-people/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [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!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/it-s-easy-to-sleep-floating-around-it-s-very-comfortable-but-you-have/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [I don't have any nicknames.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/i-don-t-have-any-nicknames/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/there-are-lots-of-opportunities-out-there-for-women-to-work-in-these/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/i-would-like-to-be-remembered-as-someone-who-was-not-afraid-to-do/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/it-takes-a-couple-of-years-just-to-get-the-background-and-knowledge/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/studying-whether-there-s-life-on-mars-or-studying-how-the-universe/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flight/sally-ride/#itemlist", "name": "8 Flight Quotes By Sally Ride", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The view of earth is spectacular from space. Most people imagine that when astronauts look out the window of the shuttle they see the whole earth like that big blue marble that was made famous by the flights that went to the moon. But the shuttle is much, much closer than those astronauts were. 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