I think it's going to be amazing to see how the world of microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and human physiology is… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
I thought that NASA didn't take biologists and so nothing would come of it. But I knew I would regret it if… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
We have to engineer devices that are going to work in space stations. Those same things are going to work in the… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
There's a world of insights to be gained into human health and disease by understanding how gravity and space radiation influence biology. — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
There's actually an incredible amount of parallels between working in central Congo in a remote, isolated village and doing research aboard the… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
We're pretty interested in microbial communities on-board space stations. It's a closed-loop system. Our water is recycled; our air is recycled. — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
Spaceflight is a tricky business. It is definitely difficult, and I think we forget that sometime. — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
I don't think you ever really decide that you want to be an astronaut. I put in an application and hoped for… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
You absolutely know you're in space when you're doing a spacewalk. That was pretty interesting because you can feel vacuum. It actually… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
Sequencing DNA on the ISS will enable NASA to see what happens to genetic material in space in real time, rather than… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
When you go to vacuum in the airlock and you take the hose off the front of your space suit, there's a… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
For long-duration exploration missions, NASA is looking for folks with a lot of operational, hands-on experience, people who have been in field-type… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
It changes your perspective to be able to look out the window and see the planet. One of the thoughts that I… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
When we're doing the space walks, we're working very very hard. Every single minute is choreographed. But there's a few minutes here… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
When I started working at NASA and understanding what the capabilities really were of the space station and the space program, one… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
I thought I was prepared for space, and it still absolutely defied every expectation and dream. It is an incredible thing to… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
They say that in space, nobody can hear you scream. The first time I stepped out of the airlock, I was ready… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share Image
There's a world of insights to be gained into human health and disease by understanding how gravity and space radiation influence biology. — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
When I was 16, my dad took me to a DNA conference at the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco, California, and I was… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
NASA trains you to assess emergency situations and react in a way to keep yourself and everyone else safe. — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
We have to engineer devices that are going to work in space stations. Those same things are going to work in the most remote… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
When you go to vacuum in the airlock and you take the hose off the front of your space suit, there's a little bit… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
I decided to do graduate studies in virology at Stanford University in California because it had a hospital, which made working on clinical applications… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
As an undergraduate majoring in biology at the University of California, San Diego, I worked on infectious diseases at the nearby Salk Institute for… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
You absolutely know you're in space when you're doing a spacewalk. That was pretty interesting because you can feel vacuum. It actually changes your… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
For long-duration exploration missions, NASA is looking for folks with a lot of operational, hands-on experience, people who have been in field-type situations such… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
I was the one with a subscription to 'Sky and Telescope' magazine as a kid while my friends were reading 'Tiger Beat.' — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
Joining NASA was very exciting, but it was the hardest decision I have had to make in my life. — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
I've always been fascinated with science and exploring our world, from microbes to the solar system. — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
If you find something that you're excited about and you're interested in, my advice to young women and young men would be do what… — Kathleen Rubins Copy Share
