That’s something that is almost part of being human and I’m certain that will continue.
It’s too bad our society isn’t further along.
Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!
The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry – astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.
But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.
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.
The experience of being in space didn’t change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience.
The food isn’t too bad. It’s very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program.
We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers dump sediment into the ocean, and see hurricanes form.
We need to make science cool again.
The rockets light! The shuttle leaps off the launch pad in a cloud of steam and a trail of fire.
I had both male and female heroes.
I haven’t written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life.
Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It’s posing questions and coming up with a method. It’s delving in.
If it wasn’t for the women’s movement, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.
The stars don’t look bigger, but they do look brighter.
The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic.
I liked math – that was my favorite subject – and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science.
After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety of the space shuttle to fix the things that had gone wrong.