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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.

It's a pity I flew only once. A space flight is like a drug - once you experience it, you can't think of anything else.

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

It's such a rare and rewarding thing to be in control of space and time for two hours a night, to go through a journey and take the audience along. There's nothing quite like it.

As an astronaut, when you're getting ready to go out of that hatch, you know that's the pinnacle of both your career and your life. The view completely blows you away. The real challenge is getting past the excitement and getting focused and down to work.

It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane.

Space travel for everyone is the next frontier in the human experience.

The fascination to go into space has existed for hundreds of years. But as we do things and they're successful, people get bored.