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
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
It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission. – Sally Ride
I liked math – that was my favorite subject – and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science. – Sally Ride
The trick at Le Mans is to get the car in the window. Everything is critical: the tyre pressure, the brake temperature, and that means you have to push the car a lot to get it into the window – its about getting everything to work right and getting the car to flow through the corners. – Tom Kristensen