The astronaut corps is a very small part of a very large team that enables human spaceflight. — Anne McClain Copy Share Image
"What's the next thing that's going to kill me?" is a mantra for pilots and astronauts. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Rugby has surprisingly helped me a lot as an astronaut and when I'm training in the space suit. — Anne McClain Copy Share Image
I was born too late for steam trains and a lazy eye meant I'd never be an astronaut. — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
I was a naval officer and aviator. I tested airplanes and got selected to be an astronaut later on. — Jim Lovell Copy Share Image
Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
Never in a million years would I have thought I could have been an astronaut candidate. — Jonny Kim Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when people find out I’m an astronaut, they ask, “So what do you do when you’re not flying in space?” — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
To become an astronaut, someone has to have a dream of his own to do something that he or she has always… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Get the girl to check the numbers,' said the astronaut. If she says the numbers are good, he told them, I'm ready… — Margot Lee Shetterly Copy Share Image
I've always known I'd be a bank robber. So judge all you want, ladies and gentlemen. Because you never did become an… — Joey Comeau Copy Share Image
I think most astronauts are not risk takers. We take calculated risks for something that we think is worthwhile. — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share Image
Divas do it, golfers do it, pilots do it, violists do it, sprinters do it, soldiers do it, surgeons do it, astronauts… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
The suffix 'naut' comes from the Greek and Latin words for ships and sailing. Astronaut suggests 'a sailor in space.' Chimponaut suggests… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“Every time I see a USA rocket launch, I am reminded of the millions of disabled people that were denied their disability… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
The only negative thing is that I got into acting thinking, "One day I'll be a cowboy, the next day I'll be… — Joshua Malina Copy Share Image
A few years ago it dawned on me that everybody past a certain age ... pretty much constantly dreams of being able… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
The prerequisite that people have a scientific or engineering degree or a medical degree limits the number of female astronauts. Right now,… — Julie Payette Copy Share Image
Tell your daughters and their daughters that if they want to be a firewoman, they can be a firewoman. If they want… — Kay Cannon Copy Share Image
I wish that I was one of those kids who grew up saying I always wanted to be an astronaut and was… — Emily Calandrelli Copy Share Image
If you haven't noticed yet, working sucks. Unless you are a racecar driver or an astronaut or Beyonce, working is completely and… — Aisha Tyler Copy Share Image
I grew up in California. I was outside of the city, not directly in it. So I did have an experience of… — Larry Wilmore 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
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
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
Most astronauts are very down-to-earth people. Many of us, three-quarters, have an engineering degree, and we have a very Cartesian, rational approach… — Julie Payette Copy Share Image
“That’s how I approach just about everything. I spend my life getting ready to play “Rocket Man.” I picture the most demanding… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The powered flight took a total of about eight and a half minutes. It seemed to me it had gone by in… — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
“Yes, there have been ET visitations. There have been crashed craft. There have been material and bodies recovered. There has been a… — Edgar D. Mitchell 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
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
I believe I never knew what the word round meant until I saw Earth from space. — Alexey Leonov Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. I grew up in Houston. Gordo Cooper was my favorite astronaut. — Dennis Quaid Copy Share Image
How many actresses get to say that they played an astronaut? Those roles don't come easy. — Pooja Batra Copy Share Image
As an astronaut, especially during launch, half of the risk of a six-month flight is in the first nine minutes. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter if you want to be a teacher, an astronaut, or a reggaeton singer, you need to study. — Bad Bunny Copy Share Image
One thing I probably share with everyone else in the astronaut office is composure. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I don't have to go into outer space to write about an astronaut. — Geoffrey S. Fletcher Copy Share Image
