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> [Even though I knew I was inside the space shuttle getting ready to go fly, something about it wasn't completely real up until we got the call at about one minute to go, to close and lock our visors and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/even-though-i-knew-i-was-inside-the-space-shuttle-getting-ready-to-go/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ce/leroy-chiao-7059_anxious_even-though-i-knew-i-was-inside-the-spac_2183731.jpg)

## More by Leroy Chiao

> [If you increase the number of rockets you build and you buy, then it's the scale of the economy, the price is going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/if-you-increase-the-number-of-rockets-you-build-and-you-buy-then-it-s/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [I'm skeptical of claims that we've been visited by aliens from another planet or other dimension, but I don't rule it out 100 percent.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/i-m-skeptical-of-claims-that-we-ve-been-visited-by-aliens-from/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [On the mission I brought a flag from China, I brought the stone sculpture from Hong Kong, and I brought a scroll from Taiwan.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/on-the-mission-i-brought-a-flag-from-china-i-brought-the-stone/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [One day, people will be able to buy tickets to visit space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/one-day-people-will-be-able-to-buy-tickets-to-visit-space/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/i-think-it-s-good-to-have-competition-now-we-have-a-third-country/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [I remember getting advice like, "Oh, do what interests you. Don't worry about tomorrow, live for today," kind of thing. And to a degree,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/i-remember-getting-advice-like-oh-do-what-interests-you-don-t-worry/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [When Russians were having troubles, the Space Shuttle supported the Space Station Mir bringing up much needed supplies and replacements, critical spares, really. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/when-russians-were-having-troubles-the-space-shuttle-supported-the/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [Tinkering is something we need to know how to do in order to keep something like the space station running. I am a tinkerer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/tinkering-is-something-we-need-to-know-how-to-do-in-order-to-keep/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [We were trying to do as much science as we could because that was the main purpose of the international space station. But without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/we-were-trying-to-do-as-much-science-as-we-could-because-that-was-the/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [The space station mission was kind of the culmination of all of my experience of being a NASA Astronaut, so it had brought all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/the-space-station-mission-was-kind-of-the-culmination-of-all-of-my/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [The expense of getting into space is the rocket launch, the rocket itself. Rocket's right now, commercial rockets cost probably somewhere between $50, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/the-expense-of-getting-into-space-is-the-rocket-launch-the-rocket/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [If we're not able to launch our own people and operate our own spacecraft anymore then, you know, space - whether it should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/if-we-re-not-able-to-launch-our-own-people-and-operate-our-own/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [When I was at NASA, I had a house on a small private airstrip that we shared between the flying community. I had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/when-i-was-at-nasa-i-had-a-house-on-a-small-private-airstrip-that-we/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [Donald Trump's administration is floating a proposal to return to the moon - and to shut down the International Space Station to help pay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/donald-trump-s-administration-is-floating-a-proposal-to-return-to-the/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

> [Because we didn't cooperate with China, we gave them motivation to develop their own capability. You know, they developed a very capable rocket system,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/because-we-didn-t-cooperate-with-china-we-gave-them-motivation-to/)

[Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/)

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