- Moving
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been blessed with some really special crewmates. Being able to be a really integral member of the team, no matter what role I was in, was truly special.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not sure what the future holds for me personally, but I envision myself continuing to work on spaceflight programs.
- Forward
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- Nov 07, 2020
My desire to contribute to the spaceflight team as we move forward in our exploration of space has only increased over the years.
- Moon
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was inspired by the men who walked on the moon. It really was my inspiration, I think, you know, as a kid of 9 years old - I know I'm dating myself, but - I thought, 'What a cool job!'
- Goals
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew I wanted to be a part of NASA in any case, and so I chose my goals in education to be consistent with working at NASA even as, you know, a scientist.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I came from Iowa, south central Iowa. It was a very rural area. I saw a lot more hogs growing up than I saw people.
- Chemistry
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- Nov 07, 2020
My undergraduate, I double-majored in biology and chemistry. Biology was kind of my love.
- Amazing
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be able to float and move around and, pretty much effortlessly, do whatever you want with your body in space is pretty amazing.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Life in zero gravity is hard to simulate. We practice on the ground what we call 'the day in the life' simulations, but it's just practicing some of the tests. It can't prepare you for the fact that all of your tools float if you don't pay attention to where they are! If you don't Velcro things down, they're gonna float away.
- Here
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- Nov 07, 2020
Here, in low earth orbit, we're going around the earth, so we can actually use an Internet protocol phone because we have the appropriate satellites that can get those bandwidths.
- Dramatic
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think probably the discoveries made by Hubble Space Telescope have been very dramatic, very amazing.
- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020
In terms of goals for NASA before I die, we need to be living on Mars. And I might not live that long, so they better get on with it!
- Farm
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- Nov 07, 2020
My work ethic is, I think, from my farm life.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents are the hardest-working people I ever knew: they always worked every day, all day; they had to come up with the solutions to make things work. And I think that work ethic, maybe stubbornness, single-mindedness, definitely played a role for me. I'm definitely thankful for my roots.
- Inspiration
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know the first female astronauts selected were definitely an inspiration to me, and so maybe I will be a role model.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020