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-Good morning. Welcome to the European Space Agency.
-Thanks. It's always a pleasure being here. Well, to start this interview I would like to know how you define yourself.
-I'm an astronaut, a person who travels in space and tries to search answers to thousands of human questions.
-The most part of people, when they were children wanted to be an astronaut. How can you explain them to them?
-Yes, it's true. An astronaut or a firefighter. I don't know but perhaps an explanation could be that children are honest and maybe they perceive astronauts and firefighters like modern heroes. Everybody wants to be a superhero when (s)he is a child because a superhero represents good things and because of they are still innocent, they have the superheroes like someone to imitate. A child always imitates the things that (s)he sees. It's normal. They're under an age of knowledge and learning.
-Then, do you believe in heroes?
-Yes, of course. Everybody can be a hero, because a hero isn't a superhero. A superhero is a modern creation, a person who has incredible powers but a hero is a person who resists adversity and fight against it. Then, in our society, we can find millions of examples of heroes.
-How do you feel being a member of The Grangers family?
-It's a good experience. The family is a group of fantastic people and I'm very proud of being a part of them. It has been a great experience to open happiness.
-How is a normal day with The Grangers?
-It's difficult to talk about a normal day with The Grangers because we're a family full of energy and creativity and then all is possible and they can change all things in a second but I must accept that I've revised my English with them.
-What can you explain about your life with The Grangers?
-It's a great experience. I spend my life up, in the sky and it's good to stay with your feet on the land and pay attention about the reality from another point of view. I've spent good moments with them.
-And after?
-When we started as a family, we arrived with different ideas, knowledge and perspectives. During my experience as a Granger, we have been working together and we've created a good team. This is something that we won't lose although every member of our family is going to take a different path but I'm sure that we're going to open happiness wherever we stay.
-Which is your best memory with the family?
-It's very difficult to choose only one but I remember when we visited the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. An amazing moment!
-How long have you been studying English?
-Since I started to work as an astronaut. English is the most international language nowadays.
-You like photography, don’t you?
-Yes, I do. It is one of the most important tools for an astronaut.
-What's your own favourite photo?
-I remember when we were in the space station and were flying over the Canary Islands. We could take photos of a new island that emerged from the underground next to Hierro Island. It was spectacular.
-You have also said that you like reading biographies. Which is your favourite?
-Although I have read all the biographies of the most important astronauts like Neil Armstrong or Yuri Gagarin, I must admit, especially in a day like today, that the biography which impressed me much was about Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. It's very difficult to success in some kind of jobs which seem destined only to men. I also want to remember Sally Ride, the first American woman in space in 1983, twenty years after Tereshkova.
-Who is your favourite character?
-I haven't got a special one but I would like to think that one day, in a closer future; someone will be able to read The Grangers Biography because it will mean that we have contributed to do something positive to our society.
-What title would you choose for this biography?
-Eating the world, because every day we have worked very hard to learn something new and to live unforgettable experiences while we were eating the most delicious food made by some members of our family.
-Do you like this message?
-Yes I do. It's a motivational message in the line of We can do it of Naomi Parker. If you have enough force, enough interest and enough luck you can do whatever you propose.
-What will happen if it's not possible to do it?
-Don't give up. Don't forget that if you don't find a way, you must create it. Sometimes, we follow the line created by other people and sometimes, we must create our own line, a line that will be followed by others. Audrey Hepburn said that you can read 'Impossible' or 'I'm possible'. They are the same letters, but with a different meaning.
-Which is your favourite song?
-David Bowie's 'Life On Mars?', of course.
-Thank you very much, Jenny Granger.
-Thanks to you.
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