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The alarma blared through the night at 3:15 Am. Sally was up in a flash
and ready to prepare for the days extraordinary adventura. Later that
morning, she and four othe astronauts approached the space shuttle
Challenger, with ist nose looming in the air.
Atached and towering over it was a huge orange tank. It held a million and a
half pounds (672,00 kilograms) of fuel. Also attached were two rocket
boosters rhat would help push the shuttle away from Earth. The astronaust
fell silent as they looked at the gigantic, odd- looking machine the would
carry them into space.
Sally had spent years training to be an astronaut and one whole year
training just for this flight.
Now, finally, the day was here.
The astronauts strapped into an elevator and glided up the launch tower. Up
at the nose of the space shuttle, assistants strapped the crew into their
backs since the shuttle already was pinting up.
Ground control was busy making sure everything was okay.
No problems were found. The crew sas told go for launch.
The countdown bega. The shuttle`s main engines fired. It made the whole
shuttle shake and rattle. BLAST OFF.
White smoke filled the air. The shuttle started to lift up off the ground.
There was a thundering noise inside the shuttle. Sally, seated directly behind
the pilot and commander, felt the shaking and roaring and knew they were
on their way.
Two minutes after liftoff, the two rocket boosters fell away from the shuttle.
The ride became smooth and quiet. But then, a few minutes later, the
tremendous force of the launch started pushing against the astronaut
bodies. Sally felt very uncomfortable. She had to strain against the force to
see the instrument panel.
Next, the big fuel tank fell away from the shuttle. The force of the launch
ended an the astronauts became more comfortable.
Groun control was relieved. The radioed the crew. How does it feel to fly in
space? the asked.
Ever been to Disneyland? Sally responded. Well, this is definitely one of the
best rides.
Soon the shuttle was in orbit and the crew could leave their seats. Being in
orbit meant thet the shuttle was circling the Earth, traveling along a steady
path. It was the Earths gravity that kept the shuttle in orbit. Now came
something Sally had beeb looking forward to all through training:
weightlessness! In space, everything floats, even people. Sally tried
Swimming in the air. But the found that she had to push against a wall in
order to get anywhere. She was soon used to it and started to have fun with
it.
Now that Sally was adjusted to weightlessness, she turned to her other job
on the shuttle. She was a mission specialists: a very smart, highly trained
scientist. Over the next six days, the crew had to launch three satellites and
recover one of them. Satellites are machines the work in space. The may
take pictures and measurements the help us understand space and forecast
weather. Other satellites seen television and telephone signals all over the
world.
Sally had worked hayed before this flight on a gigant robot arm called a
remote manipulator ma NIH pyoo lay tur arm. The arm is controlled from the
shuttle by an astronaut. It allows the astronaut to grab objects, such as
satellites, from space and bring them to the shuttle.
On the fifth day of the mission, the astronauts released the last of the three
satellites. It traveled in space next to the shuttle for a while. Then Sally used
th robot arm to grab the satellite and bring it back to the shuttle. Was the
first time anyone had used the arm to pick up an object in space?
This whole process was very important to the space program. It showed that
broker satellites could be picked up and repaired in the space shuttle cargo
area. This was a major accomplishment for the shuttle crew.
At mealtimes, the astronauts took turns preparing food. Some of the food
was dehydrated and stored in pouches. This means that all the water was
removed from the food. The astronauts had to use a water gun to shoot
water into the pouches before they could heat their meals. All the food had to
be easy to hold on to, otherwise it would float away while the astronauts tried
to eat!
They could only drink by using straws, and they had to strap their laps.
When it was time for bed, Sally gathered her sleeping bag would float. It will
be like sleeping on air, she a window. Before falling asleep she would
listen to music and watch Earth pass by beneath her.
For six days the astronauts circled the earth. They launched each satlellite
successfully. Then, at the end of the mission, the space team got ready to
bring the shuttle back to Earth. The crew ha to reenter the Earths
atmosphere. When they finally glided back down to the ground, it was in
many ways like the way a jet airplane would land on arunway. Had Sally
Ride enjoyed her time ins space? She was ready to get in line for the next
space flight!.
Sally Rice
On June 18, 1983, Sally Kristen Ride became the first American woman to
travel in space. The other astronauts on the mission were commander
Robert Cripple,, co-pilot Frederick Hauck, and mission specialists John
Fabian and Norman Taggard.
Shuttle commander Crippen, Who chose Sally for this flight, said, she is
flying with us because she is the very best person fot the job. Sally also was
chosen because she is an expert in the use of the remote manipulator arm.
After the Challenger exploded in 1986, killing everyone on board, Sally Ride
was appointed to a special group that tried to find the cause of the explosion
after the Challenger explosion. Dr Ride now is director of the California
Space Institute and a professor of physics at the University of California at
San Diego.
Un paseo en el espacio
Durante seis das los astronautas rodearon la tierra. Lanzaron cada satlellite
con xito. Luego, al final de la misin, el equipo espacial se prepar para
llevar el transbordador a la Tierra. La tripulacin tiene que volver a entrar en
la Tierra.
Sally Rice
El 18 de junio de 1983, Sally Kristen Ride se convirti en la primera mujer
estadounidense en viajar en el espacio. Los otros astronautas de la misin
fueron el comandante Robert Cripple, el copiloto Frederick Hauck y los
especialistas de la misin John Fabian y Norman Taggard.
El comandante de la lanzadera Crippen, quien eligi a Sally para este vuelo,
dijo, ella est volando con nosotros porque ella es la mejor persona para el
trabajo. Sally tambin fue elegida porque es una experta en el uso del brazo
manipulador a distancia.