I've Been Lucky Enough To

I've Had A Chance To Fly A Lot Of Different Airplanes, But It Was Nothing Like The Shuttle Ride.

Remember, Nobody Changes The World On Their Own.

People Tend To Think Astronauts Have The Courage Of A Superhero - Or Maybe The Emotional Range Of A Robot. But In Order To Stay Calm In A High-stress, High-stakes Situation, All You Really Need Is Knowledge. Sure, You Might Still Feel A Little Nervous Or Stressed Or Hyper-alert. But What You Won't Feel Is Terrified.

Doing A Space Walk. It Is One Of The Most Rare Human Experiences. To Leave Your Spaceship And Go Outside, So That You Are Alone In The Universe With Earth Distant And The Universe Around You. That Is Amazing.

When You Have Some Skills But Don't Fully Understand Your Environment, There Is No Way You Can Be A Plus One. At Best, You Can Be A Zero. But A Zero Isn't A Bad Thing To Be. You're Competent Enough Not To Create Problems Or Make More Work For Everyone Else. And You Have To Be Competent, And Prove To Others That You Are, Before You Can Be Extraordinary. There Are No Short-cuts, Unfortunately.