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It Took Me A Long Time To Get Selected As An Astronaut. In Fact, I Applied For 20 Years Before I Was Selected.

I Never Made A Career Decision Based Solely On My Desire To Be An Astronaut. I Attended The Naval Academy Because I Wanted To Be A Navy Pilot. I Majored In Math Because Math Had Always Come Pretty Easily To Me And I Liked It.

There Weren't Any Astronauts Until I Was About 10. Yuri Gagarin Went Into Space Right Around My 10th Birthday.

Since The Columbia Accident, The Russian Space Agency, Or The Russian Space Program, Has Been Literally Carrying The Load Bringing Us All The Supplies We Need On The Progress Vehicle, Smaller Amounts On The Soyuz Vehicles.

A Civilization That Only Looks Inward Will Stagnate. We Have To Keep Looking Outward; We Have To Keep Finding New Avenues For Human Endeavor And Human Expression.