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Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the same - it's not even close to the same. ↗

— Sally Ride

#even #launch #nasa #practice #same

For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences. ↗

— Sally Ride

#long #long time #obstacles #put #sciences

For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds. ↗

— Sally Ride

#had #nasa #only #quite #scientific

I did not come to NASA to make history. ↗

— Sally Ride

#did #history #i #make #nasa

I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college. ↗

— Sally Ride

#college #decide #end #i #really

I have a lot of common sense. I know what needs to be done and how to approach it. I have an ability to work with people on large enterprises. ↗

— Sally Ride

#approach #common #common sense #done #enterprises

I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life. ↗

— Sally Ride

#haven #i #life #made #memoirs

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

— Sally Ride

#flight #floating #i #just #middle

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 NASA's help. ↗

— Sally Ride

#enterprise #eventually #going #help #i

Reality isn't the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, but the way they actually are. ↗

— Robert J. Ringer

#appear #nor #reality #things #way