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.

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

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

And, one thing I definitely enjoyed personally, from a selfish point of view, was exploration and going to places that I had never been to before and learning, you know, meeting the people and getting to know, new sights and sounds, etc.

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

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.

I'm looking forward to coming back, back to Earth, the landing, the views.