I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis.

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• Sally Ride:

  So I decided on science when I was in college.

• Sally Ride:

  I don't have any nicknames.

• Sally Ride:

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

• Sally Ride:

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

• Sally Ride:

  I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very,

• Sally Ride:

  The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had 29 men and 6 women - those

• Sally Ride:

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

• Sally Ride:

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

• Sally Ride:

  It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go

• Sally Ride:

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