The Soyuz is probably only slightly smaller than the Dragon.

Having the opportunity to look out this wonderful 360-degree-view, down at the Earth - and at the rest of the universe - is pretty special.

Flying gives me a tremendous sense of freedom and I hope that anyone who wishes to learn has the opportunity to do so.

If you work hard, the things to which you aspire can happen.

There is something quite special about getting into a plane with my mother and going somewhere.

One thing I really like about flying is that it is an activity that my mother and I can do together.

To be able to watch our colleagues, our friends come home safely is always an emotional event.

It is incredibly exciting to be able to actually go and live on the space station after having worked so long on seeing the hardware built, getting it launched and maintaining it.

When I was in high school we had the first shuttle launch, and it reinvigorated my enthusiasm for the space program. I was in awe of the space shuttle as such a tremendous machine taking people into space. It seemed like such a wonderful thing that I wanted to be a part of.

I do remember the space program from my earliest memories. It's always been with me and something I wanted to be a part of.