Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do.

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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...

When you talk to crews that went to Mir or have gone up to International...

When you talk to crews that went to Mir or have gone up to International...

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...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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...

I've always enjoyed traveling and having experience with different cultures and different people. But it's...

I've always enjoyed traveling and having experience with different cultures and different people. But it's...

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...

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......

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I can't think of anything specific growing up that pointed me toward NASA at all....

I can't think of anything specific growing up that pointed me toward NASA at all....

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

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