You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world.

Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess.

I think first of all you have to be there for the right reason.

Got more dirt than ball. Here we go again.

We need a continuing presence in space.

We're going to see passengers in space stations in 15 years, who will be able to buy a ticket and spend a weekend in space.

I think the sense of family and family achievement, plus the discipline which I received there from that one-room school were really very helpful in what I did later on.