I Don't Have Any Nicknames.

It Takes A Couple Of Years Just To Get The Background And Knowledge That You Need Before You Can Go Into Detailed Training For Your Mission.

But Even In Elementary School And Junior High, I Was Very Interested In Space And In The Space Program.

Well, We Spend An Awful Lot Of Our Time Working And Doing Experiments. It's Very Busy Up On The Shuttle.

The Fact That I Was Going To Be The First American Woman To Go Into Space Carried Huge Expectations Along With It.

I Have Been A Bit Of A Risk-taker All My Life.