Tinkering is something we need to know how to do in order to keep something like the space station running. I am a tinkerer by nature.
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I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us. It makes us a little bit more competitive and wanting to be the leader.Leroy Chiao
I'm Chinese-American, of course, and so it's very interesting to see China actually launch their own astronauts, becoming the third nation, following the United States and Russia, to do so.
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The mental stress shouldn't be underplayed. When you're out there doing the work, you can't help but feel the pressure.
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I had done everything I could do as an astronaut, and we have a long line of inexperienced astronauts waiting for their first missions, and so my role really should be to step aside and help them prepare for their missions, rather than to try to get another mission.
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Well, it's still a bit uncertain, but I will do the consulting, and I'll see how I can contribute. But I'm sure whatever I do will involve the space program. That's where my passion is.
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But it's also a lot of hard work, and it's a long time to be away from your family and friends. So I had a lot of different feelings.
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