So I decided on science when I was in college.

Quote by Sally Ride

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Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same...

Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same...

The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had...

The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had...

I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested...

I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested...

So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to...

So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to...

The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger...

The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger...

I do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space...

I do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space...

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

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

I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of...

I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of...

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting...

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting...

The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate...

The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate...

Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the...

Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the...

Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and...

Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and...

Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.

Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.

After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety...

After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety...

It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.

It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.

We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers...

We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers...

On both of my flights, everything went very well.

On both of my flights, everything went very well.

I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was...

I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was...

I had both male and female heroes.

I had both male and female heroes.