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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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