“Yes, I did. When I was in high school, I wanted to be a research physicist. I wanted to get into the space program, work for NASA and possibly be an astronaut.”

— Randy Kahn, accountant, Lawrence

“No. I was afraid I would get dizzy and get sick spinning around in the training sessions.”

— Amber Hall, gerontology Ph.D. student, Los Angeles

“No. I am not a risk taker.”

— Marcia Butell, massage therapist, Lawrence

“No, because it’s one of the toughest jobs you can have; tough training, get sick and go through all kinds of trouble to put your life in danger.”

— Peter Zeh, lab manager, upstate New York