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 to go seek help when you need it, and to give help when other people need… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
