Almost all aspects of the space shuttle flight involve the use of or understanding of math. There are many more sophisticated uses. No, I have not been on a space walk. There was a space walk on my second space shuttle flight. Before the flight we divide up the responsibilities, and Kathy Sullivan and Dave Leestma were the astronauts assigned to do the space walk.
Science is an exciting field for everyone.
Whether it's as an astronaut or an engineer in mission control or a scientist receiving data from Mars, there are lots of exciting possibilities and all are open to women as well as to men. The most important thing is to get a good background in science while you're in school. Hi Chelsea, I liked some of the space food. It's not very different now, but the food that's carried in the space shuttle is different and better than the food that was carried in Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. My first space shuttle was the Challenger, and I was very proud to be the first American woman to go into space.