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Crew Quote by Sally Ride

“On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts…” quote by Sally Ride — Download Open image

“On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot.”

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No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.

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I have been a bit of a risk-taker all my life.

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The view of earth is spectacular from space. Most people imagine that when astronauts look out the window of the shuttle they see the…

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I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis.

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You know, I go around the country a lot.

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Anything from making a mistake on an experiment that would ruin some scientist on earth's experiment - career, potentially - to doing something wrong…

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Women make up only 25 percent of the science, engineering and technology workforce... We are delighted to be working with NASA Ames to give…

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Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.

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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…

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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!

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I don't have any nicknames.

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There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow…

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