I think one of the big moments for me was the second EVA. Basically it was the last EVA of my career, my flying career, so it was poignant for me to look out in to the black, open space and bid space farewell. |
The mental stress shouldn't be underplayed. When you're out there doing the work, you can't help but feel the pressure. |
We think Mars exploration is in our future. It may be a little ways out there possibly but that's the whole essence of being human is that we'd like to explore and Mars is something we have dreamed about and set our sights on. |
We've been soaking everything up in this week of transition, ... The station looks quite a bit different from the last time I was here. |
With the addition of the laboratory and docking compartments [since then], the station is quite a bit bigger, |