The Navy's paid for you to go through school, and then they need doctors to go out and take care of people who are in various different parts of the world. I decided to pay back my time first as an undersea medical officer. I was stationed in Scotland. Laurel Clark backcaredecide share on social
Everyone that I've talked to who's been to space has thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and what you often hear them say is: It was great, but we just had to come home. Laurel Clark enjoyexperiencegreat Change image and share on social
I have a computer screen near my seat where I monitor the overall health of the vehicle and pick up any problems that might be occurring early on or once we see any kind of a malfunction or anything unusual that's happening, we can look at the data and figure out what that is. Laurel Clark computerdatumearly share on social
Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do. Laurel Clark allowexpecthuge Change image and share on social
There are some very significant changes in the way the fluids are distributed in our body, the way our heart functions initially, and as well as our bone and muscle. Laurel Clark bodybonedistribute Change image and share on social
We've had such thorough training, we've had an excellent team on the ground. With the minor glitches that have occurred, we've been able to take care of them. And the teams on the ground are getting tons of incredible data. Laurel Clark caredatumexcellent share on social
Hello from above our magnificent planet Earth. Laurel Clark earthmagnificentplanet Change image and share on social
Life science research can be done on multiple platforms. Since we have a very small number of people flying into space, the more people you have, the better. Laurel Clark flylifemultiple Change image and share on social
The microgravity or the very, very low amount of gravity that we have up in space forces some changes in different processes. It forces changes in us as human beings. Laurel Clark amountbeingforce Change image and share on social
Other than motherhood, the eight years that I spent at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, I have incredibly fond memories of. It's a beautiful place, with four seasons up in Wisconsin. And really wonderful people. Laurel Clark beautifulfondincredibly share on social