When You Can Feel That Close To

It's No Secret That I've Been Reluctant To Use My Name For Things.

It's Easy To Sleep Floating Around - It's Very Comfortable. But You Have To Be Careful That You Don't Float Into Somebody Or Something!

Well, We Spend An Awful Lot Of Our Time Working And Doing Experiments. It's Very Busy Up On The Shuttle.

The Most Important Steps That I Followed Were Studying Math And Science In School. I Was Always Interested In Physics And Astronomy And Chemistry And I Continued To Study Those Subjects Through High School And College On Into Graduate School. That's What Prepared Me For Being An Astronaut; It Actually Gave Me The Qualifications To Be Selected To Be An Astronaut.

The Rockets Light! The Shuttle Leaps Off The Launch Pad In A Cloud Of Steam And A Trail Of Fire.