My background is in physics, so I was the mission specialist, who is sort of like the flight engineer on an airplane.

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I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was...

I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was...

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...

Women make up only 25 percent of the science, engineering and technology workforce... We are...

Women make up only 25 percent of the science, engineering and technology workforce... We are...

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...

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting...

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting...

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...

But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and...

But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and...

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

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...

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 do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space...

I do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space...

I don't have any nicknames.

I don't have any nicknames.

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.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary

We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers...

We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers...

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

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

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...

I had both male and female heroes.

I had both male and female heroes.

So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they...

So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they...