Best quotes by Sally Ride on Launch

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

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• ‟ So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.

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• ‟ The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic.

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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.

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• ‟ The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.

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