Astronauts Are Very Professional And

What Everyone In The Astronaut Corps Shares In Common Is Not Gender Or Ethnic Background, But Motivation, Perseverance, And Desire - The Desire To Participate In A Voyage Of Discovery.

I Feel Very Privileged. But What I Really Hope For Young People Is That They Find A Career They’re Passionate About, Something That’s Challenging And Worthwhile.

There Was A Lot Of Light And A Lot Of Rumbling And Vibration, Especially The First Minute Or Minute-and-a-half. And Then After About Two Minutes, When The Solid Rocket Boosters Separated, The Ride Got A Lot Smoother.

We Are Involved In Technology Development For, You Know, Missions That We Hope To Plan That Would Take Us To An Asteroid And Eventually To Mars.

I Think Of It As A Good Opportunity To Let, In Particular, School Kids Know That This Job And Other Interesting Jobs In Science And Engineering Are Open To Anyone Who Works Hard In School And Gets A Good Education And Studies Math And Science. And That It's Not Just For A Select Group Of People.