I see it as one of my jobs to make sure that, it sounds ridiculous, but to make sure the folks are eating, make sure folks are getting enough fluids, make sure folks are, you know, comfortable in the orbiter.

Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back.

And then, when I thought about joining the Air Force, flying seemed like a natural extension of the motorcycling experience. You're going faster, higher. You're operating a machine that's a lot more powerful than you are.

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.

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

Those folks out in the space suits are going to be getting beat up.

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