All astronauts, even civilians like me without pilot experience, have to learn how to co-pilot a jet called a T-38.

We always had National Geographic and Astronomy magazines and Popular Mechanics lying around the house. I got interested in exploration and different parts of the world and different parts of the universe just from seeing those things around the house and the different discussions we had as a family.

Most kids probably dream of becoming an astronaut. I was just the one that never grew out of it.

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