It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.
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I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important that I do a good job.Sally Ride
So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.
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My background is in physics, so I was the mission specialist, who is sort of like the flight engineer on an airplane.
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I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college.
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I do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space stamps and Olympics stamps.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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