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“I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to them. The other half can't understand and I couldn't explain it to them. If someone doesn't know why, I can't explain it.”

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No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.

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You know, I go around the country a lot.

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Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.

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It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be careful that you don't float into somebody or something!

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I don't have any nicknames.

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