But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
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I think maybe it's too bad that our society isn't further along and this is such a big deal. I think it's time...that people realize that women in this country can do any job they want to do.
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All quotes →When the space shuttle's engines cut off, and you're finally in space, in orbit, weightless... I remember unstrapping from my seat, floating over to the window, and that's when I got my first view of Earth. Just a spectacular view, and a chance to see our planet as a planet.
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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
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I did not come to NASA to make history.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the same - it's not even close to the same.
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