Nothing focuses your mind quite like flying a jet. That's one reason NASA requires that astronauts fly T-38s: it forces us to… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
From day one, I have been told I am no different from the male astronauts. As a pilot, I flew in the… — Liu Yang Copy Share Image
Manned spaceflight has lost its glamour - understandably so, because it hardly seems inspiring, 40 years after Apollo, for astronauts merely to… — Martin Rees 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
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
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
When I'm With Her, Ain't Got Nothing To Prove She Accept Me For Me & I took you for you We get… — Future Copy Share Image
“Astronauts leave trash on the moon. There is always some proof that scientists were there, making their discoveries. Discovery is always a… — Michael Crichton 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
The astronauts put their lives at risk to help other people. There's a strength of belief in a person like that that… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
“My memories of my time in high altitude astronomy indicate that there were no oxygen concentration monitors or alarms in the areas… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Hero love?” I was puzzled. “You know. The kind of love you have for someone you want to be like: Marines, astronauts,… — Leland Dirks 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
“The Congresswoman was depressed by the fact that a woman of her standing could no longer count on making it to the… — Gabrielle Giffords Copy Share Image
In a big picture sense, it's more national prestige that we're risking. You know, we are proud of our space program, but… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Some people said, “we don't want to risk astronauts lives anymore, we need to stop doing this”. The astronauts don't feel that… — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
I've met a lot of the astronauts, which was such an incredible experience. They're all very macho guys, like fighter pilots, but… — Lily Koppel Copy Share Image
“It was a mission of celebration: never had two Mexican-Americans flown up in space on the same mission, and never did burritos… — Gustavo Arellano Copy Share Image
If you read about the astronauts who went to the moon - the 12 who walked on it, and the others who… — James Gray Copy Share Image
It would be great some day to have astronauts in a rover on Mars. But just about anyone except an oil company… — Brad Sherman Copy Share Image
After analyzing the sanctions against our space industry, I suggest to the USA to bring their astronauts to the International Space Station… — Dmitry Rogozin 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
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
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
Two months after I got out of test pilot school, I saw an advert that said NASA was recruiting more astronauts. The… — Charles Duke 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
The biggest technical challenge to sending astronauts on farther and longer missions is biomedical: How do we keep them healthy? — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Only by studying large numbers of people can we figure out, are astronauts dying at a higher rate of cancer, and what… — John M. Grunsfeld 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
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
I think that over the years, whether they want to admit it or not, people have to admit that the women astronauts… — Shannon Lucid Copy Share Image
Things felt pretty crazy on earth in 1969, but the cosmos was friendly. Astronauts had round-trip tickets; they got home. — David Ignatius 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 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
If you look at astronauts closely, their eyes look kind of puffy. And it gives you this mild headache. But one of… — Mike Mullane 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
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
Sometimes astronauts feel a little ill or get minor scrapes. I trained as a crew medical officer to do basic treatment. — John M. Grunsfeld 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
“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
