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

And, I wouldn't consider myself to be a natural pilot; I've had to work at it.

So, I decided that whatever I was, wanted to do with my life, it would have to do, it would have to have something to do with the exploration and doing new things.

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.

Now you're coming back to Earth, and things are getting more and more dynamic.

I could do exploration in this particular career field, and it was a goal that, even if I didn't reach it, it was so high it seemed almost impossible, but even if I didn't reach it, I would still have a good time and a very satisfying career.

Being in space, I'm really looking forward to working with this team of folks that I'm with.