I'll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the highest highs and the lowest lows.

Education is what allows you to stand out

That's what we want to do here at Johnson Space Center. I think what we have always brought to NASA and brought to the country is trying to push the boundaries, trying to go to the next level.

I was always drawn to teachers who made class interesting. In high school, I enjoyed my American and English literature classes because my teachers, Jeanne Dorsey and Dani Barton, created an environment where interaction was important.

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

We are involved in technology development for, you know, missions that we hope to plan that would take us to an asteroid and eventually to Mars.

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