Yes, I Did Feel A Special Responsibility

When You're Getting Ready To Launch Into Space, You're Sitting On A Big Explosion Waiting To Happen.

There's A Huge Amount Of Pressure On Every Astronaut, Because When You Get Right Down To It, The Experiments That Are Conducted On A Space Flight, Or The Satellites That Are Carried Up, The Work That's To Be Done, Is Important And Expensive Work, And You Are Up There For A Week Or Two On A Space Shuttle Flight. The Country Has Invested A Lot Of Money In You And Your Training, And The Space Shuttle And Everything That's In It, And You Have To Do Things Correctly. You Can't Make A Mistake During That Week Or Two That You're In Space.

I Do A Lot Of Running And Hiking, And I Also Collect Stamps - Space Stamps And Olympics Stamps.

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 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.