Then he asked if I didn’t like things changing. And I said I wouldn’t mind things changing if I became an astronaut,… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium. — Neil Armstrong Copy Share Image
Every astronaut flew into space for a living. But while NASA has not solved the security problems, I would not put me… — Ulrich Walter Copy Share Image
“Also I didn't have 20/20 vision which you needed to be a pilot. But I said you could still want something that… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
It's almost comical that astronauts are stereotyped as daredevils and cowboys. As a rule, we're highly methodical and detail-oriented. Our passion isn't… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Clearly, when I first started talking about the fact that I wanted to be an astronaut, I was in primary school, so… — Julie Payette Copy Share Image
I remember reading about Mae Jemison, that astronaut. That was immensely fantastic to me. This woman went to the moon! — Juliana Rotich Copy Share Image
Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives. — Ellen Ochoa Copy Share Image
I don't particularly care about photographic authorship. Whether an astronaut who doesn't even have a viewfinder makes an image, a robotic camera,… — Michael Light Copy Share Image
Today, your cell phone has more computer power than all of NASA back in 1969, when it placed two astronauts on the… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
When you talk to astronauts, the most profound thing when you finally go into space is the view - looking back at… — Jeremy Hansen Copy Share Image
Back in the days of Apollo, sending humans to the moon was the only viable way to get the scientific data we… — Andy Weir Copy Share Image
So much goes into doing a transplant operation. All the way from preparing the patient, to procuring the donor. It's like being… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the first moon… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Well before I was in a band, I wanted to be everything from a vet, an astronaut, an archeologist was a big… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
As a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. And my own passion was that I wanted to be a film director.… — Alfonso Cuaron Copy Share Image
“I think the best time to stare off into space is when you’re going 65 on a motorcycle, provided you’re wearing your… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
You can be an astronaut, knowing it can be super dangerous but understand intuitively what the risk issues are. Not having the… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
I have gone through so many examinations of what a hero is, between the World War II stuff and the astronaut stuff. — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
When I was in Class Four, I wanted to be an astronaut. I am still fascinated with the universe. I decided I… — Rajkummar Rao Copy Share Image
Golf camaraderie, like that of astronauts and Antarctic explorers, is based on a common experience of transcendence; fat or thin, scratch or… — John Updike Copy Share Image
President Obama is launching a new $6 billion space policy that will ultimately take astronauts to Mars. Of course, it's $6 billion… — Jimmy Fallon 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 Copy Share Image
NASA is developing space taxis to shuttle astronauts to the International Space Station. And just like New York taxis, they're all going… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
I originally wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. Then I had this huge fear of black holes because… — Paris Jackson Copy Share Image
NASA appreciates the efforts of Congress to resolve restrictions placed on our partnership with Russia. Congress' action helps to ensure the continuous… — Michael D. Griffin Copy Share Image
I was testing a P-51 fighter in Minneapolis when I spotted this object. I was at about 10,000 feet on a nice,… — Deke Slayton Copy Share Image
For the first time American astronauts on the International Space Station ate vegetables grown in space. In other words, even space is… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, they'd say, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" kids would go Wonder Woman,… — Terri Irwin Copy Share Image
When I became an astronaut, I knew I wanted to pursue long-duration flight aboard the station. I knew it would be a… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
There was a small window when I wanted to be an astronaut. It may have coincided with not getting cast in a… — Patrick J. Adams Copy Share Image
My feelings are 'Godspeed, John Glenn.' But I feel badly that he took a spot away from a young astronaut who had… — Wally Funk Copy Share Image
And just when we were at the end of our design process there was the news that the Italian government and the… — Umberto Guidoni Copy Share Image
Ben Affleck (who plays A.J. Frost) and I got to actually go into the neutral buoyancy tank in actual $10 million spacesuits… — Bruce Willis Copy Share Image
I applied to be an astronaut four times. I was rejected three times before I was accepted. So, it's about that, not… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share Image
Astronauts have been stuck in low-Earth orbit, boldly going nowhere. American attempts to kick-start a new phase of lunar exploration have stalled… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
If you look, like, in 1960, there was no such thing as an astronaut. It was a totally fanciful concept, but nine… — Travis Beacham Copy Share Image
My heart would race when I went to Pacific Science Center because I would pretend to be an astronaut, and now I… — Anne McClain Copy Share Image
I didn't really realize that writing... would be fun and people would pay you to do it. Being an astronaut is a… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
