Sally Ride
  • The experience of being in space didn't change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience.

  • The experience of being in space didn't change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience.

  • The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program.

  • I did not come to NASA to make history.

  • 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.