Most people here don't have a wide emotional range. It's just the type of people astronauts are, they're required to be level. — Julie Payette Copy Share Image
Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and crawl into and then close up, almost… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I'm Chinese-American, of course, and so it's very interesting to see China actually launch their own astronauts, becoming the third nation, following… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Funding for the original manned Voyager Mars Program was scratched in 1968, before humans had gotten out of Low Earth Orbit. Mid-'60s… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
All astronauts have degrees in science, engineering, or medicine, but other than that, there's no one path to NASA. The one thing… — Shannon Walker 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
“Living close to the ground Is seventh Heaven 'cause there are angels all around Among my frivolous thoughts I believe there are… — Owl City Copy Share Image
“When done correctly, space travel can be quite boring. The remaining portion of the voyage went without any major stumbling blocks. The… — J.J. Dreese Copy Share Image
The images of Earth's delicate biosphere, contrasting with the sterile moonscape where the astronauts left their footsteps, have become iconic for environmentalists:… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Since there always has to be a certain number of astronauts manning the station at all times, one of the main aspects… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
I'm 9, 10, and I'm watching the Apollo astronauts go to the moon. We're sitting on the floor of a school, and… — Julie Payette Copy Share Image
“NASA astronauts have only managed to live continuously on the International Space Station (ISS) for a year and Biosphere 2 on Earth… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Audiences of critical thinkers are my favorite kinds of audiences. There are jokes I tell in the show that don't get laughs… — Adam Savage Copy Share Image
And not only that but... when the station is completed, there will be an international crew made of astronauts coming from different… — Umberto Guidoni Copy Share Image
I destroyed all my geek stuff because I didn't want to be a geek, and I regret it to this day. Consumed… — Peter Capaldi 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
No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents. — Sally Ride 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
The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had 29 men and 6 women - those… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
It is only by freeing NASA from routine human transport to low-Earth orbit that we can afford to once again see American… — Alan Stern Copy Share Image
I remember when I was 12, talking with my friends about what we wanted to do with our lives, astronauts, forensic detectives,… — Tony Revolori Copy Share Image
“The situation was clear: They were two astronauts on a cold planet. He was, for his part, a gentle dissembler, a dodgy… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
In the '60s astronauts were rockstars. Everyone wanted to be an astronaut. — Grant Imahara 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
I don't know any astronauts. There are a lot of people who say they want to be comedians. — Todd Barry Copy Share Image
People try to typecast astronauts as heroic and superhuman. We're only human beings. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“As far as the people in NASA’s public affairs office were concerned, there was entirely too much conversation about balls and urine… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Our astronauts, when they go orbiting around the earth, they actually come back slightly younger than a twin that they would have… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Astronauts are the only kind of celebrity I know who can have a line of people waiting for their autograph, even if… — Neil deGrasse Tyson 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
“I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts. The indications revealed. That few of us realize life is quite surreal” — Owl City Copy Share Image
When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space, and they become very… — Cat Stevens Copy Share Image
I've always been a bit of a space geek. I wrote an article years ago about the neutral buoyancy tank, which is… — Mary Roach 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 think professional cosmonaut trainer in fact said that we are the only two [with Damian Kulash ] he found fit to… — Trish Sie Copy Share Image
Since we were kids, we grow up believing that astronauts are heroes - that to go up in a rocket is a… — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
By 1973, we had a space station, the Skylab, and we had multiple probes going up to planets. So, all this wonderful… — Burt Rutan Copy Share Image