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.

The rockets light! The shuttle leaps off the launch pad in a cloud of steam and a trail of fire.

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.

I had both male and female heroes.

I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.

If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.