The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.

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 love the John Glenn model... I may call NASA in 25 years or so, and see if they'd like to send me to Mars.

I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle.

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

But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.

On both of my flights, everything went very well.