I Had Both Male And Female Heroes.

For Quite Some Time, Women At Nasa Only Had Scientific Backgrounds.

The Pressure Suit Helps If Something Goes Wrong During Launch Or Re-entry - Astronauts Have A Way To Parachute Off The Shuttle. The Suits Protect You From Loss Of Pressure In Case Of Emergency.

I Didn't Really Decide That I Wanted To Be An Astronaut For Sure Until The End Of College.

The Astronauts Who Came In With Me In My Astronaut Class - My Class Had 29 Men And 6 Women - Those Men Were All Very Used To Working With Women.

I Liked Math - That Was My Favorite Subject - And I Was Very Interested In Astronomy And In Physical Science.