I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of measuring the behavior of your lower body in space and trying to figure out what we can do to preserve bone and muscle density. — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
Small samples in the centrifuge will spin at varying rates to create synthetic gravity, like the gravity of Mars or the gravity of the… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
Every day, we get a little bit closer to the kind of expertise and the kind of experience we're going to need to go… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected. — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
Since the Columbia accident, the Russian space agency, or the Russian space program, has been literally carrying the load bringing us all the supplies… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of measuring the behavior of your lower body in space… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He was certainly quite an inspiration. — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
If I wasn't doing this kind of exploration, I'd like to be doing some other kind of exploration. It might be more risky, or… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
The Space Shuttle will stop directly below the Space Station and Sergei and I will be looking out two different windows looking straight down… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
It so happened that my goals kind of matched my career progression toward becoming an astronaut. — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
A civilization that only looks inward will stagnate. We have to keep looking outward; we have to keep finding new avenues for human endeavor… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
We would like to carry out 100 percent, or maybe more, of our scientific program; I would like to devote some of my spare… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
I never made a career decision based solely on my desire to be an astronaut. I attended the Naval Academy because I wanted to… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
