There Weren't Any Astronauts Until I Was

My Dad Served In Two Wars Has Been Flying Airplanes For 60 Years Now. He Was Certainly Quite An Inspiration.

We Would Like To Carry Out 100 Percent, Or Maybe More, Of Our Scientific Program; I Would Like To Devote Some Of My Spare Time Toward Extra Scientific Work.

I Think It's Going To Be A Very Important, Unique Data Set In Terms Of Measuring The Behavior Of Your Lower Body In Space And Trying To Figure Out What We Can Do To Preserve Bone And Muscle Density.

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.

Every Day, We Get A Little Bit Closer To The Kind Of Expertise And The Kind Of Experience We're Going To Need To Go There. I'd Love To Be The Guy Walking On Mars.