Well, With So Many Space Shuttle Missions

What Everyone In The Astronaut Corps Shares In Common Is Not Gender Or Ethnic Background, But Motivation, Perseverance, And Desire - The Desire To Participate In A Voyage Of Discovery.

I Don't Recall Any Interest In Science In Particular. It Came Later In College.

There Was A Lot Of Light And A Lot Of Rumbling And Vibration, Especially The First Minute Or Minute-and-a-half. And Then After About Two Minutes, When The Solid Rocket Boosters Separated, The Ride Got A Lot Smoother.

Don't Be Afraid To Reach For The Stars

I Was Born In 1958, The Same Year Nasa Was Established, Which I Like To Think Of As Not A Coincidence. I Was 11 When They Landed On The Moon, Apollo Eleven. And, Of Course, Everybody In The Whole World Was Watching That. But I Can Tell You, At That Time, Nobody Ever Asked A Girl, 'is That Something You Want To Grow Up And Do?'