It's Easy To Sleep Floating Around -

Studying Whether There's Life On Mars Or Studying How The Universe Began, There's Something Magical About Pushing Back The Frontiers Of Knowledge. That's Something That Is Almost Part Of Being Human, And I'm Certain That Will Continue.

It Was Hard To Become An Astronaut. Not Anywhere Near As Much Physical Training As People Imagine, But A Lot Of Mental Training, A Lot Of Learning. You Have To Learn Everything There Is To Know About The Space Shuttle And Everything You Are Going To Be Doing, And Everything You Need To Know If Something Goes Wrong, And Then Once You Have Learned It All, You Have To Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice Until Everything Is Second Nature, So It's A Very, Very Difficult Training, And It Takes Years.

If They Asked Me If I Wanted To Go Into Space Tomorrow, I'd Do It In A Heartbeat. On The Other Hand, If They Asked Me If I Wanted To Go Into Training For Three Years And Then Go Into Space Again, I'd Probably Say No.

Once You Are Assigned To A Flight, The Whole Crew Is Assigned At The Same Time, And Then That Crew Trains Together For A Whole Year To Prepare For That Flight.

I Have A Lot Of Common Sense. I Know What Needs To Be Done And How To Approach It. I Have An Ability To Work With People On Large Enterprises.