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I Wasn’t Destined To Be An Astronaut. I Had To Turn Myself Into One.

To Me, It's Not About Being Anywhere, But Being Able To Change My Perceptions And Experience Something New.

The Danger Is Different From The Fear. ... [practice] What To Do If Things Go Wrong, As Well As Right.

Preparation Is Not Only About Managing External Risks, But About Limiting The Likelihood That You'll Unwittingly Add To Them. When You're The Author Of Your Own Fate, You Don't Want To Write A Tragedy. Aside From Anything Else, The Possibility Of A Sequel Is Nonexistent.

For The Last Several Years And Culminating In Six Months In Orbit Next Year, I've Been Training For My Third Space Flight. This One Is Almost In A Category Completely Different Than The Previous Two, Specifically To Live In On The Space Station For Six Months, To Command A Space Ship And To Fly A New Rocket Ship.