I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts

So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or the Expedition crew. Of course, I think I want to take more care of the Expedition crew, because they're going to stay there for a long time.

The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation

I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts

I've been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the No-Fly Zone

The student develops an analytical as well as finely blended character. He is able to choose from a wide variety of job fields from which to embrace a career, without having to be a specialist in one particular discipline.

And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to go to space. It was the privilege of being either American or Russian.