Our future lies with today's kids and tomorrow's space exploration.

- Sally Ride

I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks along the way in order to achi…

- Sally Ride

The view of earth is absolutely spectacular, and the feeling of looking back and seeing your planet as a planet is just an amazing feeling. It's a to…

- Sally Ride

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

- Sally Ride

I never went into physics or the astronaut corps to become a role model. But after my first flight, it became clear to me that I was one. And I began…

- 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

The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.

- Sally Ride

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

- Sally Ride

If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys.

- Sally Ride