In the '60s astronauts were rockstars. Everyone wanted to…

I wanted to become an astronaut because I believe that the exploration of space by humans is extremely important.

— Shannon Walker

I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college.

— Sally Ride

When I was a kid, people wanted to be an astronaut. Today, kids want to be famous, and that's totally the wrong approach. You…

— David Copperfield

I originally wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. Then I had this huge fear of black holes because my brother…

— Paris Jackson

There was a point in my life where I either wanted to be an astronaut, an actor, a veterinarian, or a pirate. I just…

— Emily Bett Rickards

I always wanted to be an astronaut.

— Dennis Quaid

I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. I grew up in Houston. Gordo Cooper was my favorite astronaut.

— Dennis Quaid

I wanted to be an astronaut and wanted to go to space camp, but then I found out that I was too short to…

— Soleil Moon Frye

Clearly, when I first started talking about the fact that I wanted to be an astronaut, I was in primary school, so people understand…

— Julie Payette

I wanted to become president, and I wanted to become an astronaut. Because I was really good at math.

— Joel Embiid

There was a small window when I wanted to be an astronaut. It may have coincided with not getting cast in a high school…

— Patrick J. Adams

Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be an astronaut.

— Drew Van Acker

I first told my parents that I wanted to be an astronaut when I was 3 years old.

— Anne McClain

At the age of six, I declared that I wanted to be an astronaut. My mother thought that was just fine, as it would…

— John M. Grunsfeld

As a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. And my own passion was that I wanted to be a film director. I realized…

— Alfonso Cuaron