The Navy's paid for you to go through school, and then they need doctors to go out and take care of people who are in various different parts of the world. I decided to pay back my time first as an undersea medical officer. I was stationed in Scotland.
Laurel ClarkScience, for hundreds of years, has spanned the differences between cultures and between countries.
Laurel ClarkThere's a lot of different things that we do during life that could personally harm us and I choose not to stop doing those things.
Laurel ClarkI can't think of anything specific growing up that pointed me toward NASA at all. I was interested in the Moon landings just about the same as everyone else of my generation. But I never really thought about being an astronaut or working in space myself.
Laurel Clark