Go see 'Hidden Figures,' and take a young person! It will give a more positive outlook on what is possible if you work hard, do your best, and are prepared.

We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics.

I like to learn. That's an art and a science.

We needed to be assertive as women in those days - assertive and aggressive - and the degree to which we had to be that way depended on where you were. I had to be.

Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men.

I'm always interested in learning something new.

I was excited at something new, always liked something new, but give credit to everybody who helped. I didn't do anything alone but try to go to the root of the question and succeeded there.

John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans.

Everything was so new - the whole idea of going into space was new and daring. There were no textbooks, so we had to write them.