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When I left NASA, I was looking at how you could use space technologies for developing countries' work.

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When you have teachers saying, 'I don't have enough time for hands-on activities,' we need to rethink the way we do education.

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Science provides an understanding of a universal experience. Arts provide a universal understanding of a personal experience.

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I always knew I'd go to space.

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I went to school at night in L.A. to brush up on my engineering while I applied to the astronaut program. I really did not know if I would get in. It was the year after the Challenger accident in 1987.

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I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.

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What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start to get there faster. Your mind opens up to the possibilities.

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As an astronaut, you have a very defined set of tasks to do. Those tasks may require you to work 60, 70 or 80 hours a week.

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In space, you need to exercise your heart since it's not pumping blood around at the same rate.

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One Hundred Year Starship really is about the idea that is we pursue an extraordinary tomorrow; we'll build a better world today.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Astronaut

Born: October 17th, 1956

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