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And Then, When I Thought About Joining The Air Force, Flying Seemed Like A Natural Extension Of The Motorcycling Experience. You're Going Faster, Higher. You're Operating A Machine That's A Lot More Powerful Than You Are.

Now, I've Never Flown In Space; But The Folks Who Have Say That On Landing Day, You Know, You've Just Spent Maybe A Week And A Half, Sometimes Two Weeks In Orbit And You're Used To The Things Happening Slowly In Space.

So, We Have To Get Up And Get Pumped Up For Each Day.

And, So I Set My Goals On Astronaut Because, As A Military Aviator, It Was, I Considered That To Be About The Peak Of A Flying Career.

I Worked For Some Very Good People Who Have Helped Me Along The Way And Actually Enabled Me To Have The Opportunity To Be Selected To Join The Astronaut Corps.