“I wish that I was one of those kids who grew up saying I always wanted...” — Emily Calandrelli Quote

“I wish that I was one of those kids who grew up saying I always wanted to be an astronaut and was really good at science and math. But that wasn't really the case. I always liked it, but I never believed I was one of the smart kids.”

“It's impossible to put a video online without hoards of anonymous men picking apart your appearance or saying especially cruel things. It works to silence women who shouldn't be scared of sharing their opinions with others.”

“Sometimes, when you are one of only a couple of girls in an engineering class, you feel like you are representing women in general. That is a large burden to bear.”

“In the Astronaut Office we're never totally out of training, we always keep our hand in it. But after five years, things have changed and so it's been good to get back into the flow and relearn a lot of things.”

“Of course, as a kid, I had no idea what was practical: I wanted to be a paleontologist, then an astronaut.”

“I wouldn't oppose a women's astronaut training program; I just see no requirement for it.”