I Don't Have Any Nicknames.

I Felt Very Honored, And I Knew That People Would Be Watching Very Closely, And I Felt It Was Very, Very Important That I Do A Good Job.

When You Can Feel That Close To Something You're Used To Seeing From This Great Distance, Well, It Changes A Person.

Yes, I Did Feel A Special Responsibility To Be The First American Woman In Space.

The Astronauts Who Came In With Me In My Astronaut Class - My Class Had 29 Men And 6 Women - Those Men Were All Very Used To Working With Women.

I Didn't Really Decide That I Wanted To Be An Astronaut For Sure Until The End Of College.