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I've put a lot of my life into making it possible to fly in space at all.

I have wanted to fly into space for many years, but never imagined it would really be feasible.

That's what we want to do here at Johnson Space Center. I think what we have always brought to NASA and brought to the country is trying to push the boundaries, trying to go to the next level.

There are many people talking about access to space and, 'How can we make that cheaper? How can we turn that into a Southwest Airlines versus the big airlines?'

I believe in the importance of flying in space and the research that we do.

If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things.

People are fascinated by space flight. It makes them interested in science, gets them asking questions and motivates them.

The government will see that human spaceflight is useful - for science and the economy - and inspirational.

Being in space, I'm really looking forward to working with this team of folks that I'm with.

I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as an educator with my interests in history and space is a unique opportunity to fulfill my early fantasies.