When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen. Votes: 11
The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident. Votes: 10
The view of Earth is spectacular. Votes: 6
I had both male and female heroes. Votes: 2
I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle. Votes: 0
I do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space stamps and Olympics stamps. Votes: 0
I don't have any nicknames. Votes: 0
The rockets light! The shuttle leaps off the launch pad in a cloud of steam and a trail of fire. Votes: 0
So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight. Votes: 0
For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences. Votes: 0
I can't remember a single time [my parents] ever told me not to do something I wanted to do. Votes: 0
It's well known that many girls have a tendency to dumb down when they're in middle school. Votes: 0
We need to make science cool again. Votes: 0
Weightless is a great equalizer. Votes: 0