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 was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis.

We need to make science cool again.

There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow through with the sciences.

I've spent my whole life not talking to people, and I don't see why I should start now.

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen.

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