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I honestly do think that it is critical that we are continuously breaking records, because that represents us moving forward in exploration.
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I have been blessed with some really special crewmates. Being able to be a really integral member of the team, no matter what role I was in, was truly special.
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I am not sure what the future holds for me personally, but I envision myself continuing to work on spaceflight programs.
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My desire to contribute to the spaceflight team as we move forward in our exploration of space has only increased over the years.
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I was inspired by the men who walked on the moon. It really was my inspiration, I think, you know, as a kid of 9 years old - I know I'm dating myself, but - I thought, 'What a cool job!'
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I knew I wanted to be a part of NASA in any case, and so I chose my goals in education to be consistent with working at NASA even as, you know, a scientist.
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I came from Iowa, south central Iowa. It was a very rural area. I saw a lot more hogs growing up than I saw people.
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My undergraduate, I double-majored in biology and chemistry. Biology was kind of my love.
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To be able to float and move around and, pretty much effortlessly, do whatever you want with your body in space is pretty amazing.
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I would love to set foot on another planet - lunar or Mars or somewhere.
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Life in zero gravity is hard to simulate. We practice on the ground what we call 'the day in the life' simulations, but it's just practicing some of the tests. It can't prepare you for the fact that all of your tools float if you don't pay attention to where they are! If you don't Velcro things down, they're gonna float away.
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Here, in low earth orbit, we're going around the earth, so we can actually use an Internet protocol phone because we have the appropriate satellites that can get those bandwidths.
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I think probably the discoveries made by Hubble Space Telescope have been very dramatic, very amazing.
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In terms of goals for NASA before I die, we need to be living on Mars. And I might not live that long, so they better get on with it!
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My work ethic is, I think, from my farm life.
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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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I think, just philosophically, we're made to explore.
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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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I think the biggest advice that I could give people is to actually try and live beyond your dreams by pushing yourself, challenging yourself to do things a little bit outside of your comfort zone.
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Anyone that's ever gone to space is always wanting to go back.
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Breaking records has never been my goal. I think it's important that we're continually pushing our limits and showing that we can extend beyond what we have done before.
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The advice I give young people is that you have to pursue something, and you have to have fun along the way.
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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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I learned to not be afraid to fix things that break.
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