All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

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

When you can feel that close to something you're used to seeing from this great distance, well, it changes a person.

I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I'm proud to be a role model!

One thing I probably share with everyone else in the astronaut office is composure.

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

Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.