I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis.

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Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the...

Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the...

I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested...

I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested...

Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same...

Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same...

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

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

I don't have any nicknames.

I don't have any nicknames.

I had both male and female heroes.

I had both male and female heroes.

The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have...

The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have...

The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate...

The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate...

NASA has to approve whatever we wear, so there are clothes to choose from, like...

NASA has to approve whatever we wear, so there are clothes to choose from, like...

It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.

It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary

It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be...

It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be...

On both of my flights, everything went very well.

On both of my flights, everything went very well.

It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you...

It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you...

Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a...

Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a...

The view of Earth is spectacular.

The view of Earth is spectacular.

Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine.

Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine.

The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic.

The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic.

The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.

The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.

I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of...

I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of...