It's Too Bad Our Society

It's No Secret That I've Been Reluctant To Use My Name For Things.

I Never Went Into Physics Or The Astronaut Corps To Become A Role Model. But After My First Flight, It Became Clear To Me That I Was One. And I Began To Understand The Importance Of That To People. Young Girls Need To See Role Models In Whatever Careers They May Choose, Just So They Can Picture Themselves Doing Those Jobs Someday. You Can't Be What You Can't See.

I Love The John Glenn Model... I May Call Nasa In 25 Years Or So, And See If They'd Like To Send Me To Mars.

Studying Whether There's Life On Mars Or Studying How The Universe Began, There's Something Magical About Pushing Back The Frontiers Of Knowledge. That's Something That Is Almost Part Of Being Human, And I'm Certain That Will Continue.

Our Future Lies With Today's Kids And Tomorrow's Space Exploration.