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So, We Have To Get Up And Get Pumped Up For Each Day.

Well, For Me It Really Wasn't A Case Of Deciding To Be An Astronaut.

I Could Do Exploration In This Particular Career Field, And It Was A Goal That, Even If I Didn't Reach It, It Was So High It Seemed Almost Impossible, But Even If I Didn't Reach It, I Would Still Have A Good Time And A Very Satisfying Career.

I Worked For Some Very Good People Who Have Helped Me Along The Way And Actually Enabled Me To Have The Opportunity To Be Selected To Join The Astronaut Corps.

Now, I've Never Flown In Space; But The Folks Who Have Say That On Landing Day, You Know, You've Just Spent Maybe A Week And A Half, Sometimes Two Weeks In Orbit And You're Used To The Things Happening Slowly In Space.