There Weren't Any Astronauts Until I Was

I Think It's Going To Be A Very Important, Unique Data Set In Terms Of Measuring The Behavior Of Your Lower Body In Space And Trying To Figure Out What We Can Do To Preserve Bone And Muscle Density.

We Would Like To Carry Out 100 Percent, Or Maybe More, Of Our Scientific Program; I Would Like To Devote Some Of My Spare Time Toward Extra Scientific Work.

It Took Me A Long Time To Get Selected As An Astronaut. In Fact, I Applied For 20 Years Before I Was Selected.

We're Going To Be Focusing Our Science On Things That Will Take Us Farther And Longer Into Space. For Many Of Those Experiments, The Crew Members Are Human Guinea Pigs, Which Is Fine; That's Part Of My Job. I Don't Mind Being A Human Guinea Pig.

A Civilization That Only Looks Inward Will Stagnate. We Have To Keep Looking Outward; We Have To Keep Finding New Avenues For Human Endeavor And Human Expression.