I remember taking a space walk on the ISS. There I was, wrench in hand, tightening bolts on a new module. It… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
The neatest thing about research and science is we don't necessarily know what's going to come down the pike. We think we… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I actually had four space flights altogether, three times on shuttles. My second flight was really unique for me because I was… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Rockets have remained fundamentally unchanged, except for a few exceptions for the last almost 50 years. So, for there to be a… — 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 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
After earning my university degrees and working for a few years, I wrote to NASA to request an application package. Seven months… — 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
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
This was the first time we had two ex-Soviet Cosmonauts in Houston. A lot of us, including me, viewed it with some… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
If you think about the energy that a rocket engine has to put out and all the fuel and you're sitting on… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Richard Branson is probably the most visible of the private commercial space guys, and what is venture, Virgin Galactic is about is… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Qian Xuesen, the father of the Chinese Space Program, studied in the United States, and he was a protégé of Theodore Von… — 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
Two years ago, China tested an anti-satellite weapon that actually caused quite a bit of controversy and one of the controversies is… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
When Russians were having troubles, the Space Shuttle supported the Space Station Mir bringing up much needed supplies and replacements, critical spares,… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Getting into a space suit and going outside, to me, getting your peripheral vision involved and looking at the Earth was a… — 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… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
We were trying to do as much science as we could because that was the main purpose of the international space station.… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
One of the biggest concerns about going out beyond lower Earth orbit is the radiation. We find that exercise seems to counteract… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
The ultrasound that has application not only in space for a long mission or for a mission to the Moon or Mars,… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
If we're not able to launch our own people and operate our own spacecraft anymore then, you know, space - whether it… — 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
