For A Long Time, Society Put Obstacles

It Takes A Few Years To Prepare For A Space Mission.

I Think Eventually Private Enterprise Will Be Able To Send People Into Orbit, But I Suspect Initially It's Going To Have To Be With Nasa's Help.

That's Something That Is Almost Part Of Being Human And I'm Certain That Will Continue.

So Most Astronauts Getting Ready To Lift Off Are Excited And Very Anxious And Worried About That Explosion - Because If Something Goes Wrong In The First Seconds Of Launch, There's Not Very Much You Can Do.

The Fact That I Was Going To Be The First American Woman To Go Into Space Carried Huge Expectations Along With It.