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"Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit."
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"I think we are at the dawn of a new era in commercial space exploration."
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"SpaceX is only 12 years old now. Between now and 2040, the company's lifespan will have tripled. If we have linear improvement in technology, as opposed to logarithmic, then we should have a significant base on Mars, perhaps with thousands or tens of thousands of people."
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"Rockets are cool. There's no getting around that."
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"Canada has made a strong commitment as a partner in the International Space Station and, like the other partners, wishes to see the assembly of this unique orbiting laboratory continue."
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"What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space."
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"I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact."
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"After the Shuttle checks out on its two upcoming flights, it will be ready to take larger components up to the International Space Station later this fall."
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"Inner space is so much more interesting, because outer space is so empty."
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"I feel very privileged to be part of this mission, and when my nomination was announced, I was really very, very happy to be selected for this mission."
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"Those folks out in the space suits are going to be getting beat up."
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"I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college."
College
"So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do."
Space
"It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission."
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"Different astronauts sleep in different ways."
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"It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be careful that you don't float into somebody or something!"
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"But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program."
School
"The view of Earth is spectacular."
Earth
"The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter."
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"But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth."
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"The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had 29 men and 6 women - those men were all very used to working with women."
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