I can't think of anything specific growing up that pointed me toward NASA at all. I was interested in the Moon landings just about the same as everyone else of my generation. But I never really thought about being an…

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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...

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...

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

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

Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all...

Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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'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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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......

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...

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...

Things are going very smoothly. As expected, there are some minor glitches, and the eight...

Things are going very smoothly. As expected, there are some minor glitches, and the eight...