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Training Was Very Extensive, And We Dealt With Many Recoveries From Emergencies, And Fortunately, Participating And Observing And Existing Through The Reality Of Space Was A Once-in-a-lifetime Experience And It Was Not Marred By Unexpected Hazards Or Catastrophes.

There's A Tremendously Satisfying Freedom Associated With Weightlessness. It's Challenging In The Absence Of Traction Or Leverage, And It Requires Thoughtful Readjustment. I Found The Experience Of Weightlessness To Be One Of The Most Fun And Enjoyable, Challenging And Rewarding, Experiences Of Spaceflight. Returning To Earth Brings With It A Great Sense Of Heaviness, And A Need For Careful Movement. In Some Ways It's Not Too Different From Returning From A Rocking Ocean Ship.

The Purpose Of Going To Mars Is For Humans To First Begin To Occupy, Permanently, Another Planet In The Solar System. The Astronauts Or Pilgrims, Whatever You Might Call Them, Are Going To Be Very Historically Unique Human Beings.

Everyone Who's Been In Space Would, I'm Sure, Welcome The Opportunity For A Return To The Exhilarating Experiences There. For Me, A Flight In A Shuttle, Though Most Satisfying, Would Be Anticlimactic After My Flight To The Moon. Plus, If I Pursued A Flight Myself, People Would Think That Was The Reason I Am Trying To Generate Interest In Public Spaceflight. And That's Not The Purpose - I Want To Generate Interest In Long-range Space Exploration.

Drive Over To The Nearest Airport, And Enroll In Flight Classes. You Will Experience The Joy Of Freedom In The Air Above, As You Study The Mechanics Of How This Is Made Possible By Understanding The Construction, The Laws Of Motion, The Air That Can Provide Lift When It Is Moved By Propulsion Through The Air, And Stay Above The Gravity Pulling The Airplane Back Down To Earth.