I Still Have My [flight] License And

Liftoff Is Very, Very Gentle, Contrary To What Most People Think. Because You Remember, The Weight Of The Booster - The Amount Of Thrust On The Engine Is Just Barely Enough To Get The Booster Underway. And So It's A Very Gentle Liftoff, Contrary To What Most People Think When They See All The Fire And Smoke Of Launch.

You Know, Old Folks Can Have Dreams, Too, As Well As Young Folks, And Then Work Toward Them. And To Have A Dream Like This Come True For Me Is Just A Terrific Experience.

I Think A Mentor Gets A Lot Of Satisfaction In A Couple Of Ways. They're Doing Something Constructive, So They Feel Good About That. And When They See The Results Of This, With The Young People They're Working With, It's Very, Very Rewarding.

I Think No Matter Where We Go In Space To Me The Important Thing Is Not Only Getting There And Getting Back, But It's Also Doing Research, Because That Opens Up As A Possibility With That New Distance Of Travel In Space.

I Think That It's Good For Us To Be Able To Travel In Space And Do Research In Space, And I Emphasize The Research, Because Space Travel To Me Is Far More Than Just Seeing How Far We Can Go.