You know, I go around the country a lot.

It's well known that many girls have a tendency to dumb down when they're in middle school.

It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be careful that you don't float into somebody or something!

I think eventually private enterprise will be able to send people into orbit, but I suspect initially it's going to have to be with NASA's help.

I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college.

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.

That's something that is almost part of being human and I'm certain that will continue.