So I Decided On Science When I

I Suggest Taking The High Road And Have A Little Sence Of Humour And Let Things Roll Off Your Back. I Think That's Very Important.

So I Decided On Science When I Was In College.

The View Of Earth Is Absolutely Spectacular, And The Feeling Of Looking Back And Seeing Your Planet As A Planet Is Just An Amazing Feeling. It's A Totally Different Perspective, And It Makes You Appreciate, Actually, How Fragile Our Existence Is.

It Was Hard To Become An Astronaut. Not Anywhere Near As Much Physical Training As People Imagine, But A Lot Of Mental Training, A Lot Of Learning. You Have To Learn Everything There Is To Know About The Space Shuttle And Everything You Are Going To Be Doing, And Everything You Need To Know If Something Goes Wrong, And Then Once You Have Learned It All, You Have To Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice Until Everything Is Second Nature, So It's A Very, Very Difficult Training, And It Takes Years.

The Space Shuttle Is A Better And Safer Rocket Than It Was Before The Challenger Accident.