The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program.

I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks along the way in order to achieve her goals.

I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important that I do a good job.

One thing I probably share with everyone else in the astronaut office is composure.

Our future lies with today's kids and tomorrow's space exploration.

I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to them. The other half can't understand and I couldn't explain it to them. If someone doesn't know why, I can't explain it.

Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same time, and then that crew trains together for a whole year to prepare for that flight.