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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.

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We look at science as something very elite, which only a few people can learn. That's just not true. You just have to start early and give kids a foundation. Kids live up, or down, to expectations.

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In fourth grade, I was interested in all areas of science. I particularly loved learning about how the earth was created.

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The reality is the majority of us will not get off this planet. So the long run is, some kind of space exploration has to benefit us here on Earth.

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We have to change the way people look at scientists. Today, they are the nerds, the geeks. Instead, we want some of the cool kids to say, 'Hey, this is all right.'

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For me, it was really a childhood dream coming true. It's sort of where the fantasy led reality, and then I got to be on the Starship Enterprise anyway. And the cool thing was - is I was the only person on this bridge who had actually been in space.

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I'd love to go into space again if there were a mission to Mars. I'd also love to go to a completely different planetary system, out of our solar system.

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The reality is that we know that this universe, that our galaxy, has billions of stars. We know that stars have planets. So the likelihood that there is life somewhere else to me is just absolutely there.

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I was thinking as a little girl growing up that I would be there. When I look at whether we can go to Mars, it's definitely something we can do.

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I've gotten this advice at different times, and it distills down to one word: purpose. Why are you here? When you start to get distracted by thoughts such as 'Do I fit in? Does this person like me?' - remember why you're there and what you want to accomplish.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Astronaut

Born: October 17th, 1956

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