In the '60s astronauts were rockstars. Everyone wanted to be an astronaut. — Grant Imahara Copy Share Image
“You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to… — Edgar Mitchell Copy Share Image
Of course, as a kid, I had no idea what was practical: I wanted to be a paleontologist, then an astronaut. — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
The hardest thing for me as an astronaut was to improve my swimming skills. — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share Image
I worked for some very good people who have helped me along the way and actually enabled me to have the opportunity… — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
The great thing about being an astronaut is you kind of get to do a little bit of everything. I mean, we're… — David M. Brown Copy Share Image
I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed… — Sidney Sheldon Copy Share Image
I've been approached to do some things with astronauts and the preparation that astronauts go through. — William Shatner Copy Share Image
I believe I never knew what the word round meant until I saw Earth from space. — Alexey Leonov Copy Share Image
What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the… — Ellen Ochoa Copy Share Image
'Love' has that Kubrick tonality to it, but this is not a Stanley Kubrick movie - there will never be another. At… — Tom DeLonge Copy Share Image
It was a real honor for me to get to be the first woman astronaut. I think it's really important that young… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time. — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Most of us at least briefly considered answering, 'An astronaut,' when asked as children what we wanted to be when we grew… — Will Hurd Copy Share Image
I suppose the one quality in an astronaut more powerful than any other is curiosity. They have to get some place nobody's… — John Glenn Copy Share Image
Somehow, I knew you had to have perfect eyesight to be a test pilot, and so that was it for my astronaut… — Paul Allen Copy Share Image
Is there any other job that beats being an astronaut? Who didn't want to be an astronaut? That is my question. — Luca Parmitano Copy Share Image
Any astronaut can tell you you've got to do everything you can to learn about your life support system and then do… — Sylvia Earle 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 Copy Share Image
For me, the passion of being an astronaut was ignited at an early age. I have this recollection of looking at a… — Jeremy Hansen Copy Share Image
You’ve got to believe you can be a standup before you can be a standup. You have to believe you can act… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
I try to be the best husband and father I possibly can. And it doesn't mean I get to spend as much… — Rick Husband Copy Share Image
It is an incredible treat and certainly one of the highlights of any astronaut's career to do a spacewalk. — Luca Parmitano Copy Share Image
