“Well, with so many space shuttle missions that we've done, I think it'...” — Ellen Ochoa Quote

Well, with so many space shuttle missions that we've done, I think it's just sort of natural that each one hasn't necessarily gotten the attention that the early ones did.

Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives.

Usually, girls weren't encouraged to go to college and major in math and science. My high school calculus teacher, Ms. Paz Jensen, made math appealing and motivated me to continue studying it in college.

We are involved in technology development for, you know, missions that we hope to plan that would take us to an asteroid and eventually to Mars.

My children have really liked the men in my life and they have liked each one of them.

I try to look at each situation and try to find a positive out of each one.

Of course there's pressure, and it's still there with every book. Each one is harder to write than the last, basically because you're always trying to write a better book. You won't always succeed, of course, but that has to be what you're shooting for.

Each one of my movies becomes easier to get off the ground.

I think each one of us should try and do small things on Diwali so that those who are not as privileged as we are can also have a good festival.