The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic.
I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis.
Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.
I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life.
You know, I go around the country a lot.
It was a real honor for me to get to be the first woman astronaut. I think it's really important that young girls that are growing up today can see that women can be astronauts too. There have actually been a lot of women, who are astronauts, that that's a career that's open to them.