All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to them. The other half can't understand and I couldn't explain it to them. If someone doesn't know why, I can't explain it.

NASA has to approve whatever we wear, so there are clothes to choose from, like space shorts - we wear those a lot - and NASA T-shirts.

So I decided on science when I was in college.

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

No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.