There is no one area of chemical engineering that specifically helped me in my career as an astronaut, it was more the… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I had done everything I could do as an astronaut, and we have a long line of inexperienced astronauts waiting for their… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I'm Chinese-American, of course, and so it's very interesting to see China actually launch their own astronauts, becoming the third nation, following… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I was a graduate student in 1984 when President Ronald Reagan called for the construction of a new space station. I knew… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I remember looking at the moon as an 8-year-old and marveling that there were two astronauts in a lander on the surface,… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
In a big picture sense, it's more national prestige that we're risking. You know, we are proud of our space program, but… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
The most important thing about an astronaut is you have to take for a given a person's done pretty well in school,… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Where we're operating is orbital adventures. We would offer five to seven days in low Earth orbit aboard our own spacecraft where… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Cooperating in something as visible as space exploration and space flight can only improve relations between the two countries because what happens… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
The United States, Russia, and China are the only three countries in the world that can launch astronauts into space. Mostly in… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I attended a big human space flight conference in Beijing and I was going as myself. And really, there weren't any NASA… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
The Americans are still the leaders in human space flight. I feel we have a danger here of kind of stagnating. We're… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
My advice for an aspiring astronaut is to really follow your passion. I mean, study something that interests you, but also qualifies… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
The space station mission was kind of the culmination of all of my experience of being a NASA Astronaut, so it had… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
In 2006, I became the fist American to be allowed to go visit their astronaut center in China in Beijing. I think… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
As far as Russia goes, they've been our partner for a long time now, since the early '90's. So you know, what's… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
What keeps me up at night? Probably most, thinking about the future for my kids. It sounds kind of funny, but not… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
If you increase the number of rockets you build and you buy, then it's the scale of the economy, the price is going to… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
I'm skeptical of claims that we've been visited by aliens from another planet or other dimension, but I don't rule it out 100 percent.… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
On the mission I brought a flag from China, I brought the stone sculpture from Hong Kong, and I brought a scroll from Taiwan.… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us.… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
I remember getting advice like, "Oh, do what interests you. Don't worry about tomorrow, live for today," kind of thing. And to a degree,… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
When Russians were having troubles, the Space Shuttle supported the Space Station Mir bringing up much needed supplies and replacements, critical spares, really. That… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
Tinkering is something we need to know how to do in order to keep something like the space station running. I am a tinkerer… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
We were trying to do as much science as we could because that was the main purpose of the international space station. But without… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
The space station mission was kind of the culmination of all of my experience of being a NASA Astronaut, so it had brought all… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
The expense of getting into space is the rocket launch, the rocket itself. Rocket's right now, commercial rockets cost probably somewhere between $50, or… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
If we're not able to launch our own people and operate our own spacecraft anymore then, you know, space - whether it should be… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
When I was at NASA, I had a house on a small private airstrip that we shared between the flying community. I had a… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
Donald Trump's administration is floating a proposal to return to the moon - and to shut down the International Space Station to help pay… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
Because we didn't cooperate with China, we gave them motivation to develop their own capability. You know, they developed a very capable rocket system,… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share
