NASA Astronaut Describes What It Is Like To Launch Into Space

We love this clip of former NASA Astronaut Dr. Sandy Magnus taking a question from a young student at the 2019 K-12 STEM Symposium.
=== Student: How does it feel coming out of the planet? ===
Magnus goes on to describe in beautiful detail exactly what it is like to launch into orbit aboard the space shuttle.
ABOUT DR. SANDY MAGNUS:
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Sandra Hall Magnus is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She returned to Earth with the crew of STS-119 Discovery on March 28, 2009, after having spent 134 days in orbit. She was assigned to the crew of STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle.
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