Sally Ride Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Sally Ride quotes and sayings page 2 (deceased astronaut born on May 26, 1951). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 64 we have for her.
“The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.”
“Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.”
“When the space shuttle's engines cut off, and you're finally in space, in orbit, weightless... I remember unstrapping from my seat, floating over to the window, and that's when I got my first view of Earth. Just a spectacular view, and a chance to see our planet as a planet.”
“After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety of the space shuttle to fix the things that had gone wrong.”
“Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine.”
“So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.”
“But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.”
“But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.”
“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!”
“I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science.”
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