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

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

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

  3. 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.

  4. But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.

  5. No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.

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