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My parents are the hardest-working people I ever knew: they always worked every day, all day; they had to come up with the solutions to make things work. And I think that work ethic, maybe stubbornness, single-mindedness, definitely played a role for me. I'm definitely thankful for my roots.

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I know the first female astronauts selected were definitely an inspiration to me, and so maybe I will be a role model.

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We want people to continue learning new things about what space does to the human body. It's important for us to understand that and make sure when we get ready to fly to Mars that we are ready for what we're going to be exposed to.

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I think the International Space Station is providing a key bridge from us living on Earth to going somewhere into deep space.

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Unfortunately, spaceflight takes a lot of time and money.

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We are absolutely ready to go to Mars. It's going to be a fantastic journey getting there and very exciting times.

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Gravity always sucks. It really, really does. It's a big challenge just re-adapting to feeling heavy again, you know? Even my arm feels heavy. My legs feel heavy.

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Everything every day here on Earth is based on gravity, and you don't realize it until you don't have it anymore.

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Anyone that's ever gone to space is always wanting to go back.

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Space flight's good for age; I have a lot less wrinkles up here. It's a good place to be as you get older.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Astronaut

Born: February 9th, 1960

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