We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers dump sediment into the ocean, and see hurricanes form.

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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried...

So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried...

But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.

But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.

Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and...

Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and...

The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had...

The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had...

The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger...

The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger...

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...

After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety...

After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety...

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...

Well, we spend an awful lot of our time working and doing experiments. It's very...

Well, we spend an awful lot of our time working and doing experiments. It's very...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and...

I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and...

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...

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.

My background is in physics, so I was the mission specialist, who is sort of...

My background is in physics, so I was the mission specialist, who is sort of...