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
Astronauts cannot pick their nicknames and can only get their nicknames from other astronauts. Any astronaut who tries to give himself a cool nickname will regret it by getting just the opposite from his astronaut friends. — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share Image
I think the astronaut job is the best job in the world. I realized when I was older and started applying for it that… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
At every step of the way, when I had trouble, there were people that came in, in my life that helped me. It's important… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
My odyssey to become an astronaut kind of started in grad school, and I was working, up at MIT, in space robotics-related work; human… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
In New York, the Mets are winning the World Series in 1969; that was pretty big, but I would say the moon landing was… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
The reason we have the stars twinkle at night is because the light is being kind of blurred by the atmosphere around the Earth.… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
For me, the Earth had always been a kind of a safe haven, you know, where I could go to work or be in… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
I applied to be an astronaut four times. I was rejected three times before I was accepted. So, it's about that, not - following… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
The thing I remember most about space is the view from the spacewalk. When I was inside the space shuttle and looking through the… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
I was the first person to tweet from space, but now every astronaut tweets from space and does Instagram and Snapchat and Face -… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
I had always been interested in the space program, and I didn't know if I could be an astronaut like I'd dreamt about when… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
Being outside during the space walk, the view of the Earth is just spectacular, and getting a chance to do that is just unbelievable,… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
To become an astronaut is not a question of being the best at something or things coming easy to you, but it's being a… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
Viewing our planet was so compelling. Words like beautiful and awesome just don't do it justice. I felt that I was looking at a… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
I saw this movie 'The Right Stuff' when I was in college, and it really rekindled my interest in being an astronaut. I started… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
I think most astronauts are not risk takers. We take calculated risks for something that we think is worthwhile. — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share
