Every Shuttle Mission's Been Successful.

If Anything, The Overriding Emotion Is Gonna Just Be Excitement.

I Cannot Join The Space Program And Restart My Life As An Astronaut, But This Opportunity To Connect My Abilities As An Educator With My Interests In History And Space Is A Unique Opportunity To Fulfill My Early Fantasies.

I Really Don't Want To Say Goodbye To Any Of You People.

Sometimes When Things Get Kind Of Frantic, It Helps To Call My Husband Steve, Because I Think He's Got A Real Good Sense Of Where Everything's Gonna Be In A Few Years.

It Was Hard Telling Those Kids...that I Wasn't Going To Be There This Year. And I Knew I Was Going To Miss Them. I Won't Have An Opportunity To See Them Again, Unless They Stop By The House. Now During The Summer, I Got Lots Of Notes; Kids Would Stop By The House. I'd Be Pulling Weeds Or Something And They Would Come Up And Give Me A Hug And Say, 'oh, I Can't Believe It, This Is So Wonderful!' And Just Get Very Excited About It. It Was Hard Not Being In School. I Would Have Loved To Have Gone Back To School.