The best advice I can give anybody is to try to understand who you are and what you want to do, and don't be afraid to go down that road and do whate….

When you can feel that close to something you're used to seeing from this great distance, well, it changes a person..

There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow throu….

The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter..

The view of earth is absolutely spectacular, and the feeling of looking back and seeing your planet as a planet is just an amazing feeling. It's a to….

Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It's posing questions and coming up with ….

I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks along the way in order to achi….

I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I'm proud to be a….

Three Secrets to Success: Be willing to learn new things. Be able to assimilate new information quickly. Be able to get along with and work with othe….

If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today..

If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys..

For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teache….

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary..

It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission..

Our future lies with today's kids and tomorrow's space exploration..

I never went into physics or the astronaut corps to become a role model. But after my first flight, it became clear to me that I was one. And I began….

We need to make science cool again..

I have been a bit of a risk-taker all my life..

It was a real honor for me to get to be the first woman astronaut. I think it's really important that young girls that are growing up today can see t….

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen..

I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important that I do a good job..