Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!

The experience of being in space didn't change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience.

For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences.

It was hard to become an astronaut. Not anywhere near as much physical training as people imagine, but a lot of mental training, a lot of learning. You have to learn everything there is to know about the Space Shuttle and everything you are going to be doing, and everything you need to know if something goes wrong, and then once you have learned it all, you have to practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice until everything is second nature, so it's a very, very difficult training, and it takes years.

I suggest taking the high road and have a little sence of humour and let things roll off your back. I think that's very important.

The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had 29 men and 6 women - those men were all very used to working with women.

Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!