As an astronaut, especially during launch, half of the risk of a six-month flight is in the first nine minutes. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
"What's the next thing that's going to kill me?" is a mantra for pilots and astronauts. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
To be one of the world's top space robotic arm operators is a necessary skill for an astronaut, but it doesn't have… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
And now for Return to Flight, I'm chief of robotics working in the astronaut office in Houston, as a Canadian. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Now, as an astronaut, I have to bring a Sharpie with me everywhere - so I have a pen to sign autographs. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when people find out I’m an astronaut, they ask, “So what do you do when you’re not flying in space?” — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself into one. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“An astronaut is someone who’s able to make good decisions quickly, with incomplete information, when the consequences really matter.” — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Square astronaut, round hole. But somehow, I'd managed to push myself through it, and here was the truly amazing part: along the… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
It's almost comical that astronauts are stereotyped as daredevils and cowboys. As a rule, we're highly methodical and detail-oriented. Our passion isn't… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
In the astronaut business - the shuttle is a very complicated vehicle; it's the most complicated flying machine ever built. And in… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
My optimism and confidence come not from feeling I'm luckier than other mortals, and they sure don't come from visualizing victory. They're… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
One Chief Astronaut used to make a point of phoning the front desk at the clinic where applicants are sent for medical… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
We have never lost a crew member on the space station, but of course, the Columbia accident. I was - I'd already… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“An astronaut is someone who’s able to make good decisions quickly, with incomplete information, when the consequences really matter. I didn’t miraculously… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Still, I also know that most people, including me, tend to applaud the wrong things: the showy, dramatic record-setting sprint rather than… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
People tend to think astronauts have the courage of a superhero - or maybe the emotional range of a robot. But in… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“Astronauts have these qualities not because we’re smarter than everyone else (though let’s face it, you do need a certain amount of… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“That’s how I approach just about everything. I spend my life getting ready to play “Rocket Man.” I picture the most demanding… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“Wow, that was a really good sleep. I feel great. Hmm, that sounds like someone on the radio; maybe I’m still dreaming. Weird—the guy… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“Sometimes when people find out I’m an astronaut, they ask, “So what do you do when you’re not flying in space?” — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
My optimism and confidence come not from feeling I'm luckier than other mortals, and they sure don't come from visualizing victory. They're the result… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
Our training pushes us to develop a new set of instincts: instead of reacting to danger with a fight-or-flight adrenaline rush, we're trained to… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“That’s how I approach just about everything. I spend my life getting ready to play “Rocket Man.” I picture the most demanding challenge; I… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“Many people object to “wasting money in space” yet have no idea how much is actually spent on space exploration. The CSA’s budget, for… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
The Soyuz craft weighs tons, and you're lying on the floor of it on your back. But the Russians do tell you, remember, before… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“They have the impression that between launches, we pretty much sit around in a waiting room in Houston trying to catch our breath before… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
It's almost comical that astronauts are stereotyped as daredevils and cowboys. As a rule, we're highly methodical and detail-oriented. Our passion isn't for thrills… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“If you’re an adrenaline junkie, I understand why you’d find that exciting. But I’m not, and I don’t. To me, the only good reason… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
I once made myself black out by pulling G too quickly while flying an F-18. Being unconscious in a single-seat airplane is not good.… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“When you have some skills but don’t fully understand your environment, there is no way you can be a plus one.” — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
Anticipating problems and figuring out how to solve them is actually the opposite of worrying: it's productive. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
I think there are lots of ways to exercise ambition and accomplish things using leadership without going into elected politics. So, categorically, I have… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
