I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
Astronauts will remain the explorers, the pioneers-the first to go back to moon and on to Mars. But I think it's really… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
The most important steps that I followed were studying math and science in school. I was always interested in physics and astronomy… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
There's a huge amount of pressure on every astronaut, because when you get right down to it, the experiments that are conducted… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I suggest taking the high road and have a little sence of humour and let things roll off your back. I think… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
It was a real honor for me to get to be the first woman astronaut. I think it's really important that young… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
The view of earth is spectacular from space. Most people imagine that when astronauts look out the window of the shuttle they see the… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
Anything from making a mistake on an experiment that would ruin some scientist on earth's experiment - career, potentially - to doing something wrong… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
Women make up only 25 percent of the science, engineering and technology workforce... We are delighted to be working with NASA Ames to give… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
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… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
