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I've Had A Chance To Fly A Lot Of Different Airplanes, But It Was Nothing Like The Shuttle Ride.

When I Stand On The Edge Of A Cliff Or Right At The Edge Of A Building Or Something, It's One Of The Few Things That Gives Me Kind Of A Deep, Overwhelming, Irrational Fear Where It Affects My Physiology.

Our Training Pushes Us To Develop A New Set Of Instincts: Instead Of Reacting To Danger With A Fight-or-flight Adrenaline Rush, We're Trained To Respond Unemotionally By Immediately Prioritizing Threats And Methodically Seeking To Defuse Them. We Go From Wanting To Bolt For The Exit To Wanting To Engage And Understand What's Going Wrong, Then Fix It.

In My Experience, Fear Comes From Not Knowing What To Expect And Not Feeling You Have Any Control Over What’s About To Happen. When You Feel Helpless, You’re Far More Afraid Than You Would Be If You Knew The Facts.

Our Three Big Emergencies Are Fire, Loss Of Pressurization Or Contaminated Atmosphere. Any Of Those Things In A Spaceship Are Very Deadly And Time Critical. Everybody's Trained, But I'm The Commander Of The Ship, And It's Up To Me To Decide.