“For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did.”
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It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission.
The experience of being in space didn't change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience.
I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis.
I did not come to NASA to make history.