So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.

I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life.

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.

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 quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.

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 had both male and female heroes.