Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives.

I don't know of any issues associated with alcohol before flight.

Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives.

It's fun to work the robotic arm in part because it's really a team effort.

Well, with so many space shuttle missions that we've done, I think it's just sort of natural that each one hasn't necessarily gotten the attention that the early ones did.

I think of it as a good opportunity to let, in particular, school kids know that this job and other interesting jobs in science and engineering are open to anyone who works hard in school and gets a good education and studies math and science. And that it's not just for a select group of people.

Education is what allows you to stand out