I liked math – that was my favorite subject – and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science. – Sally Ride
The food isnt too bad. Its very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program. – Sally Ride
For whatever reason, I didnt succumb to the stereotype that science wasnt for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did. – Sally Ride
Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. Its posing questions and coming up with a method. Its delving in. – Sally Ride
A permanent base on Mars would have a number of advantages beyond being a bonanza for planetary science and geology. If, as some evidence suggests, exotic micro-organisms have arisen independently of terrestrial life, studying them could revolutionise biology, medicine and biotechnology. – Paul Davies