Weightlessness is a great equalizer. — Sally Ride · Skopia

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Weightlessness is a great equalizer.

1984

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Ride, Sally. "An Interview with Sally Ride." NOVA Labs. Conducted in 1984, aired 23 Jul. 2012, season 8, episode 13.

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