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We are skinny; this is our work. There are lots of overweight people working in offices, but I'm not going to say, 'This girl is fat; she can't work in an office.'
With the juice, I try to put a lot of different kinds of vegetables in there like zucchini, kale and broccoli. It looks scary, but it's so good for your body, and I just love the taste of it. It's so fresh; I love it!
A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women.
After being once in space, I was keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.
Cosmonauts can keep their word like men and women - particularly women.
Hey sky, take off your hat, I'm on my way!
I am deeply grieved by the loss of the crew of Columbia. I express my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the astronauts. I believe that their names will remain as the bright sparkling stars in the universe and will light the way for those who will follow them on the difficult roads of space exploration.
I am very resourceful, as any woman would be.
I love Star City - it is my home.
I never aimed to be on television or in the press. We all have a personal life, and being a public figure disrupts that.
I see Vostok-6 quite often in the centre for cosmonaut training. And every time I pass it by, I stroke it and say, 'My lovely one, my best and most beautiful friend, my best and most beautiful man.'
I think Star City should have Unesco World Heritage status. It will need to be adapted a little bit and made more glamorous than it looks now, but it should definitely be protected for the future.
I would enjoy flying to Mars. This was the dream of the first cosmonauts. I wish I could realize it! I am ready to fly without coming back.
I would not say that female cosmonauts are not welcomed in the Russian space program. I must say, however, that all spaceflight hardware, including spacesuits and spacecraft comfort assuring systems, were designed mostly by men and for men.
It doesn't matter what country or what political system you are from. Space brings you together.
It was very difficult to control the descent. At a height of seven kilometres, I catapulted out of my capsule and parachuted down to Earth. I was very familiar with parachutes because I was a sky diver before.
More women should actively participate in space flight. There are many well educated women working in the space industry; they are very good candidates.
Of course, it's a dream to go to Mars. I want to find out whether there was life there or not. And if there was, then why did it die out? What sort of catastrophe happened?
On Earth, men and women are taking the same risks. Why shouldn't we be taking the same risks in space?
One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution.
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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
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