Basically, all my life I'd been told you can't do that because you're female. So I guess I just didn't pay any attention. I just went ahead and did what I could and then, when the stars aligned, I was ready.
You're in charge but don't touch the controls. - Shannon Lucid
You're in charge but don't touch the controls.
- Shannon Lucid
When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no jobs for PhDs. Period. PhDs were getting the lowest paid technician jobs, if they were lucky… - Shannon Lucid
When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no jobs for PhDs. Period. PhDs were getting the lowest paid technician jobs, if they were lucky…
Basically, all my life I'd been told you can't do that because you're female. So I guess I just didn't pay any attention. I just went ahead and did w… - Shannon Lucid
Basically, all my life I'd been told you can't do that because you're female. So I guess I just didn't pay any attention. I just went ahead and did w…
You think America is the biggest place on Earth, but it's not. [The view from Mir] put everything in perspective. - Shannon Lucid
You think America is the biggest place on Earth, but it's not. [The view from Mir] put everything in perspective.
It was just really, really tough getting anything when you were a female. Basically, I just took advantage of everything I could. But when people are… - Shannon Lucid
It was just really, really tough getting anything when you were a female. Basically, I just took advantage of everything I could. But when people are…
I think that over the years, whether they want to admit it or not, people have to admit that the women astronauts have performed just as well as the … - Shannon Lucid
I think that over the years, whether they want to admit it or not, people have to admit that the women astronauts have performed just as well as the …
You're in charge but don't touch the controls. Recounting what the two Russian cosmonauts tell her each time they leave the Mir space station for a s… - Shannon Lucid
You're in charge but don't touch the controls. Recounting what the two Russian cosmonauts tell her each time they leave the Mir space station for a s…
If you look at the whole thing, I think the most gratifying thing is my kids, without a doubt. - Shannon Lucid
If you look at the whole thing, I think the most gratifying thing is my kids, without a doubt.
It was just using the liquid shampoo - the Russians have one very similar to the stuff we use on the Shuttle - you just wet your hair with it and the… - Shannon Lucid
It was just using the liquid shampoo - the Russians have one very similar to the stuff we use on the Shuttle - you just wet your hair with it and the…
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