To sit back and let fate play its hand out and never influence it is not the way man was meant to operate.
By its very definition, civic responsibility means taking a healthy role in the life of one's community. That means that classroom lessons should be complemented by work outside the classroom. Service-learning does just that, tying community service to academic learning.
There are times when you devote yourself to a higher cause than personal safety.
Zero G and I feel fine.
I was sold on flying as soon as I had a taste for it.
If we could do something that enhances the body's immune system here on Earth, it would be a tremendous step forward in the fight against disease and cancer and other things.