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Even Though Nasa Tries To Simulate Launch, And We Practice In Simulators, It's Not The Same - It's Not Even Close To The Same.

I Liked Math - That Was My Favorite Subject - And I Was Very Interested In Astronomy And In Physical Science.

The Fact That I Was Going To Be The First American Woman To Go Into Space Carried Huge Expectations Along With It.

So Most Astronauts Getting Ready To Lift Off Are Excited And Very Anxious And Worried About That Explosion - Because If Something Goes Wrong In The First Seconds Of Launch, There's Not Very Much You Can Do.

On A Standard Space Shuttle Crew, Two Of The Astronauts Have A Test Pilot Background - The Commander And The Pilot.