We were only on orbit a little over two days so we had no adverse effects from being weightless...

Looking down at the Earth, you started to pick up a sense of speed much more than I had noticed on orbit.

The nature of the shuttle was, we couldn't put a crew escape system in it.

If you want to go into space first time on a new vehicle that's never been flown, you want to go with a pro.

This vehicle is performing like a champ. I've got a super spaceship under me.

When you work really hard for something for a long time it's almost impossible to believe that it's coming true.

Living inside the shuttle was a little like camping out. We ended up sleeping in our seats. You had to pay attention to housekeeping, not get things too dirty.