Selection of crews is always been somewhat of a mystery.

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

The space shuttle has been a fantastic vehicle. It is unlike any other thing that we've ever built. Its capabilities have carried several hundred people into space.

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

The real pleasure was having the chance to enjoy being weightless, and the other was to... spend some time looking out at this beautiful spaceship Earth that we're all lucky to inhabit.

You're going very fast when you're on orbit, going around the world once every hour and a half.

Selection of crews is always been somewhat of a mystery.