I worked for some very good people who have helped me along the way and actually enabled me to have the opportunity to be selected to join the Astronaut Corps.

You know, Scooter's going to do the first separation burn; I'm going to do the second separation burn.

There's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done that you can't see in Columbia.

So, we have to get up and get pumped up for each day.

And, that's what I truly believe that we're doing when we're advancing scientific knowledge is we're someday making the world better. Not only for our children, but for all people after that.

I consider myself to be very fortunate in my career, my timing has worked out.

And, so I set my goals on astronaut because, as a military aviator, it was, I considered that to be about the peak of a flying career.