When you talk to crews that went to Mir or have gone up to International Space Station, they say that you go through different phases of adaptation or getting used to the space environment.

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We trained for a lot more malfunctions than any ever happen.

We trained for a lot more malfunctions than any ever happen.

I have a computer screen near my seat where I monitor the overall health of...

I have a computer screen near my seat where I monitor the overall health of...

There was a moth in there, and it still had its wings crumpled up, and...

There was a moth in there, and it still had its wings crumpled up, and...

Other than motherhood, the eight years that I spent at the University of Wisconsin, Madison,...

Other than motherhood, the eight years that I spent at the University of Wisconsin, Madison,...

Gravity is one variable in a lot of scientific processes. If you can remove gravity...

Gravity is one variable in a lot of scientific processes. If you can remove gravity...

The microgravity or the very, very low amount of gravity that we have up in...

The microgravity or the very, very low amount of gravity that we have up in...

Some things are only capable of being done in space. Examples of that are looking...

Some things are only capable of being done in space. Examples of that are looking...

Gravity pulls our bodily fluids down, like water in a glass goes to the bottom...

Gravity pulls our bodily fluids down, like water in a glass goes to the bottom...

We'd like to have immediate answers to all of our questions. I think medicine in...

We'd like to have immediate answers to all of our questions. I think medicine in...

It's such a long mission and we get to spend so much time in space......

It's such a long mission and we get to spend so much time in space......

The Navy's paid for you to go through school, and then they need doctors to...

The Navy's paid for you to go through school, and then they need doctors to...

Life science research can be done on multiple platforms. Since we have a very small...

Life science research can be done on multiple platforms. Since we have a very small...

This has been a great experience for me. The first couple of days you don't...

This has been a great experience for me. The first couple of days you don't...

Everyone that I've talked to who's been to space has thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and...

Everyone that I've talked to who's been to space has thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and...

Science, for hundreds of years, has spanned the differences between cultures and between countries.

Science, for hundreds of years, has spanned the differences between cultures and between countries.

As a physician, I understand how important it is to collect data on people so...

As a physician, I understand how important it is to collect data on people so...

There are some very significant changes in the way the fluids are distributed in our...

There are some very significant changes in the way the fluids are distributed in our...

I feel blessed to be here representing our country and carrying out th research of...

I feel blessed to be here representing our country and carrying out th research of...

There's a lot of different things that we do during life that could personally harm...

There's a lot of different things that we do during life that could personally harm...

If you're trying to get someone who's sick with a fever off of a submarine...

If you're trying to get someone who's sick with a fever off of a submarine...