Quotes by : Sally Ride

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

One thing I probably share with everyone else in the astronaut office is composure.

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

The view of Earth is spectacular.

Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.

There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy.

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

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

I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to....

For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement....