Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and crawl into and then close up, almost… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I've always been a bit of a space geek. I wrote an article years ago about the neutral buoyancy tank, which is… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I remember growing up thinking that astronauts and their job was the coolest thing you could possibly do... But I absolutely couldn't… — David M. Brown Copy Share Image
When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space, and they become very… — Cat Stevens Copy Share Image
Funding for the original manned Voyager Mars Program was scratched in 1968, before humans had gotten out of Low Earth Orbit. Mid-'60s… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
It's been fun doing interviews with the other astronauts, getting to hear: 'Oh, that's how he explains it' or 'That's how she… — Peggy Whitson 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
What are you going to do with astronauts who first reach the surface of Mars and then turn around and rocket back… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
There's a latter-day notion that artsy hippie types in the 1960s disdained the space program. Not in my experience they didn't. We… — Patrick Nielsen Hayden Copy Share Image
There are physical bodies, physical worlds that astronauts could visit, that we haven't found yet. Especially, there's these close approaches of asteroids.… — Carrie Nugent Copy Share Image
I’m not a risk taker. But astronauts are professionals, so you get out on the field and play ball. I tried to… — Story Musgrave Copy Share Image
“If we are to send people, it must be for a very good reason - and with a realistic understanding that almost… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The images of Earth's delicate biosphere, contrasting with the sterile moonscape where the astronauts left their footsteps, have become iconic for environmentalists:… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
“When done correctly, space travel can be quite boring. The remaining portion of the voyage went without any major stumbling blocks. The… — J.J. Dreese 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
Being in space is amazing - it's the reason we all become astronauts - but you also have to love what you're… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives. — Ellen Ochoa Copy Share Image
All astronauts have degrees in science, engineering, or medicine, but other than that, there's no one path to NASA. The one thing… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
If you look at astronauts closely, their eyes look kind of puffy. And it gives you this mild headache. But one of… — Mike Mullane 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
Sometimes astronauts feel a little ill or get minor scrapes. I trained as a crew medical officer to do basic treatment. — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
“Living close to the ground Is seventh Heaven 'cause there are angels all around Among my frivolous thoughts I believe there are… — Owl City Copy Share Image
I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
Only by studying large numbers of people can we figure out, are astronauts dying at a higher rate of cancer, and what… — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
President Obama is launching a new $6 billion space policy that will ultimately take astronauts to Mars. Of course, it's $6 billion… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
Things felt pretty crazy on earth in 1969, but the cosmos was friendly. Astronauts had round-trip tickets; they got home. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
For the first time American astronauts on the International Space Station ate vegetables grown in space. In other words, even space is… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
I think that over the years, whether they want to admit it or not, people have to admit that the women astronauts… — Shannon Lucid Copy Share Image
Astronauts have been stuck in low-Earth orbit, boldly going nowhere. American attempts to kick-start a new phase of lunar exploration have stalled… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
Two months after I got out of test pilot school, I saw an advert that said NASA was recruiting more astronauts. The… — Charles Duke Copy Share Image
The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had 29 men and 6 women - those… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
The biggest technical challenge to sending astronauts on farther and longer missions is biomedical: How do we keep them healthy? — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
If you read about the astronauts who went to the moon - the 12 who walked on it, and the others who… — James Gray Copy Share Image
It would be great some day to have astronauts in a rover on Mars. But just about anyone except an oil company… — Brad Sherman Copy Share Image
“It was a mission of celebration: never had two Mexican-Americans flown up in space on the same mission, and never did burritos… — Gustavo Arellano Copy Share Image
After analyzing the sanctions against our space industry, I suggest to the USA to bring their astronauts to the International Space Station… — Dmitry Rogozin Copy Share Image
It is only by freeing NASA from routine human transport to low-Earth orbit that we can afford to once again see American… — Alan Stern Copy Share Image
I remember when I was 12, talking with my friends about what we wanted to do with our lives, astronauts, forensic detectives,… — Tony Revolori Copy Share Image
