I Had Both Male And Female Heroes.

When The Space Shuttle's Engines Cut Off, And You're Finally In Space, In Orbit, Weightless... I Remember Unstrapping From My Seat, Floating Over To The Window, And That's When I Got My First View Of Earth. Just A Spectacular View, And A Chance To See Our Planet As A Planet.

The Best Advice I Can Give Anybody Is To Try To Understand Who You Are And What You Want To Do, And Don't Be Afraid To Go Down That Road And Do Whatever It Takes And Work As Hard As You Have To Work To Achieve That.

There Are Lots Of Opportunities Out There For Women To Work In These Fields, ... Girls Just Need Support, Encouragement And Mentoring To Follow Through With The Sciences.

The Experience Of Being In Space Didn't Change My Perspective Of Myself Or Of The Planet Or Of Life. I Had No Spiritual Experience.

I Haven't Written My Memoirs Or Let The Television Movie Be Made About My Life.