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Life in zero gravity is hard to simulate. We practice on the ground what we call 'the day in the life' simulations, but it's just practicing some of the tests. It can't prepare you for the fact that all of your tools float if you don't pay attention to where they are! If you don't Velcro things down, they're gonna float away.
— Peggy Whitson
Tags: practice, day, you, life

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Viewing the earth from above gives you this sense of how special the planet is that we live on.
— Peggy Whitson
Tags: special, earth, live, you
My undergraduate, I double-majored in biology and chemistry. Biology was kind of my love.
— Peggy Whitson
Tags: kind, chemistry, biology, love
Unfortunately, spaceflight takes a lot of time and money.
— Peggy Whitson
Tags: takes, lot, time, money
My parents are the hardest-working people I ever knew: they always worked every day, all day; they had to come up with the solutions to make things work. And I think that work ethic, maybe stubbornness, single-mindedness, definitely played a role for me. I'm definitely thankful for my roots.
— Peggy Whitson
Tags: people, thankful, me, work
I love Italian, Mexican, Thai. Something spicy.
— Peggy Whitson
Tags: spicy, mexican, thai, something, love
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