I'm an astronaut.
I flew on the space shuttle twice, and I lived on the International Space Station for almost six months.
People often ask me the same question,which is,"What's it like in space?" as if it was a secret.
Space belongs to all of us, and I'd like to help you understand why it's a place that is magic for all of us.
The day after my 50th birthday,I climbed aboard a Russian capsule,in Russia, and launched into space.
Launching is the most dangerous thing that we do,and it's also the most thrilling.
Three,two,one ...
liftoff!
I felt every single bit of the controlled fury of those rocket engines as they blasted us off the Earth.
We went faster and faster and faster,until,after eight and a half minutes, on purpose,those engines stop -- kabunk!
