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The sensation of flying is incredible, and it's such a miraculous notion to go into the air and see the world without delineation.

I'm very phobic about flying, but I'm also drawn to it.

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

One of my great joys in life is being a pilot. There is a great sense of freedom in soaring through the sky. You get a different perspective up there. Seeing things that aren't so apparent from the ground.

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.

I love the look of planes and the idea of how a plane flies. The more I learn about it the better I feel; while I still may not like it, I have a sense of what is really happening.

I don't like flying. I'm a bit scared of it and don't enjoy the whole experience.

The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away.

Space has always fascinated me. As a young boy looking up at the stars, I found it impossible to resist thinking what was out there and if I ever would experience space first-hand.