The Food Isn't Too Bad. It's Very

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.

The View Of Earth Is Spectacular From Space. Most People Imagine That When Astronauts Look Out The Window Of The Shuttle They See The Whole Earth Like That Big Blue Marble That Was Made Famous By The Flights That Went To The Moon. But The Shuttle Is Much, Much Closer Than Those Astronauts Were. So We Don't See The Whole Planet, The Whole Ball At Once, We Just See Parts Of It.

One Thing I Probably Share With Everyone Else In The Astronaut Office Is Composure.

Weightless Is A Great Equalizer.

On A Standard Space Shuttle Crew, Two Of The Astronauts Have A Test Pilot Background - The Commander And The Pilot.