My job in space will be to observe and write a journal. I am also going to be teaching a class for students on earth about life in space and on the space shuttle and conducting experiments.

If anything happened, I think my husband would have to deal with that as the time came.

I will have a one-hour program called the Mission Watch, where I will describe details of the mission and give additional information about the lessons from space.

The president felt that it was important to send an ordinary citizen to experience the excitement of space travel as a representative for all Americans.

Space is going to be commonplace.

I will go around the space shuttle and give a guided tour of the major areas and describe what is done in each area. This will be called The Ultimate Field Trip.

I have the LIFE magazine of the men walking on the moon.