The most interesting thing was looking out the window and taking photographs of different places on Earth. — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I would say keep supporting space flight, keep telling the public and the politicians why it's important to advance science and explore… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Our task was doing maintenance and repairs to keep the station in a good state for the return of the shuttle flights… — Leroy Chiao Construction Copy Share Image
I hope that China will continue with space exploration. It would be logical to have international co-operation. I hope that it will… — Leroy Chiao China Copy Share Image
Coming down under a parachute is quite different as well. You hit the ground pretty hard, but all the systems work very… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of my time working in the American module, and he would stay in the Russian segment working on… — 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 Astronaut Copy Share Image
Did I think about the risks? Of course I did. Anyone who says otherwise is not being completely honest. The amount of… — Leroy Chiao Energy Copy Share Image
When I was at NASA, I had a house on a small private airstrip that we shared between the flying community. I… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
One of the things, and the most exciting, actually definitely the most exciting thing is, having children. You know, I didn't have… — Leroy Chiao Adventure Copy Share Image
Exercise is very important, first of all if you think about it, especially in a long flight like a six month space… — Leroy Chiao Earth Copy Share Image
I remember taking a space walk on the ISS. There I was, wrench in hand, tightening bolts on a new module. It… — Leroy Chiao Direction Copy Share Image
You saw Britain back in the early days of sailing ships. They were the sea power, the controlled the seas and they… — Leroy Chiao Britain 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 Barriers 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 Astronaut 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 Astronaut Copy Share Image
The Russians have been flying long duration crews since the early '70's. And in the early days, they've ended at least two… — Leroy Chiao Conflict 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 Astronaut Copy Share Image
I was an eight-year-old kid when I watched the first Apollo Moon Landing way back in 1969 and there was something about… — 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 Ability 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 Advice Copy Share Image
On the mission I brought a flag from China, I brought the stone sculpture from Hong Kong, and I brought a scroll… — Leroy Chiao Around the world 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 Cold Copy Share Image
My running ambition is to keep doing it until I'm way past the point where I have any business running. Just to… — Leroy Chiao Ambition Copy Share Image
Well, it's still a bit uncertain, but I will do the consulting, and I'll see how I can contribute. But I'm sure… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
One of my challenges was to try to photograph the Great Wall of China. And I did actually take some photos, but… — Leroy Chiao Challenges Copy Share Image
As commander I was responsible for the overall success of the mission, and so I had to know at least a little… — Leroy Chiao 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 Astronauts Copy Share Image
Donald Trump's administration is floating a proposal to return to the moon - and to shut down the International Space Station to… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
But a lot of that kind of work is done pre-flight, coordinating efforts with the flight directors and the ground teams, and… — Leroy Chiao Directors Copy Share Image
If there is life out there that's so much more advanced than we are, and they know either how to travel great… — 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 Astronaut Copy Share Image
Because we didn't cooperate with China, we gave them motivation to develop their own capability. You know, they developed a very capable… — 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 Houston 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 Astronaut 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 Astronaut 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 Cooperation 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 Beautiful Copy Share Image
