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

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

And, obviously as a, as one who likes to travel around myself a lot, I think the Earth is a beautiful place. And, I'm looking forward to some new perspectives.

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

Well, for me it really wasn't a case of deciding to be an astronaut.

Now, I've never flown in space; but the folks who have say that on landing day, you know, you've just spent maybe a week and a half, sometimes two weeks in orbit and you're used to the things happening slowly in space.