--- title: "18 Kind Quotes By Leroy Chiao" description: "18 Kind quotes by Leroy Chiao. Plus more from Leroy Chiao and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e64/leroy-chiao-7059_car_the-thing-that-you-worry-about-your-firs_2344293.jpg" --- > [The thing that you worry about your first flight or any flight is some kind of a problem coming up that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/the-thing-that-you-worry-about-your-first-flight-or-any-flight-is/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e64/leroy-chiao-7059_car_the-thing-that-you-worry-about-your-firs_2344293.jpg) > [You saw Britain back in the early days of sailing ships. They were the sea power, the controlled the seas and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/you-saw-britain-back-in-the-early-days-of-sailing-ships-they-were-the/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/leroy-chiao-7059_britain_you-saw-britain-back-in-the-early-days-o_1400589.jpg) > [But a lot of that kind of work is done pre-flight, coordinating efforts with the flight directors and the ground teams, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/but-a-lot-of-that-kind-of-work-is-done-pre-flight-coordinating/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/leroy-chiao-7059_directors_but-a-lot-of-that-kind-of-work-is-done-p_2172142.png) > [We have self-assessment tools, computer-based tools to see how we are performing mentally in outer space and there's some also very interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/we-have-self-assessment-tools-computer-based-tools-to-see-how-we-are/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e5/leroy-chiao-7059_acceptance_we-have-self-assessment-tools-computer-b_2411157.png) > [Where we're operating is orbital adventures. We would offer five to seven days in low Earth orbit aboard our own spacecraft where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/where-we-re-operating-is-orbital-adventures-we-would-offer-five-to/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/leroy-chiao-7059_adventure_where-we-re-operating-is-orbital-adventu_1802977.png) > [It was in the back of my mind, even while I was going to school, but it wasn't until I was at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/it-was-in-the-back-of-my-mind-even-while-i-was-going-to-school-but-it/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/leroy-chiao-7059_engineering_it-was-in-the-back-of-my-mind-even-while_2546396.png) > [The Russians have been flying long duration crews since the early '70's. And in the early days, they've ended at least two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/the-russians-have-been-flying-long-duration-crews-since-the-early-70/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/leroy-chiao-7059_conflict_the-russians-have-been-flying-long-durat_1073820.png) > [The expense of getting into space is the rocket launch, the rocket itself. Rocket's right now, commercial rockets cost probably somewhere between…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/leroy-chiao-7059_breakthrough_the-expense-of-getting-into-space-is-the_349282.jpg) > [The Americans are still the leaders in human space flight. I feel we have a danger here of kind of stagnating. We're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/the-americans-are-still-the-leaders-in-human-space-flight-i-feel-we/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/leroy-chiao-7059_ability_the-americans-are-still-the-leaders-in-h_917160.png) > [My advice for an aspiring astronaut is to really follow your passion. I mean, study something that interests you, but also qualifies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/my-advice-for-an-aspiring-astronaut-is-to-really-follow-your-passion/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e31/leroy-chiao-7059_advice_my-advice-for-an-aspiring-astronaut-is-t_1862322.png) > [This was the first time we had two ex-Soviet Cosmonauts in Houston. A lot of us, including me, viewed it with some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/this-was-the-first-time-we-had-two-ex-soviet-cosmonauts-in-houston-a/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/leroy-chiao-7059_cold_this-was-the-first-time-we-had-two-ex-so_869083.jpg) > [The space station mission was kind of the culmination of all of my experience of being a NASA Astronaut, so it had…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/leroy-chiao-7059_astronaut_the-space-station-mission-was-kind-of-th_335724.jpg) > [I remember getting advice like, "Oh, do what interests you. Don't worry about tomorrow, live for today," kind of thing. And to…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef6/leroy-chiao-7059_advice_i-remember-getting-advice-like-oh-do-wha_164930.jpg) > [What keeps me up at night? Probably most, thinking about the future for my kids. It sounds kind of funny, but not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/what-keeps-me-up-at-night-probably-most-thinking-about-the-future-for/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19f/leroy-chiao-7059_astronaut_what-keeps-me-up-at-night-probably-most_2510362.png) > [Because we didn't cooperate with China, we gave them motivation to develop their own capability. You know, they developed a very capable…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d34/leroy-chiao-7059_capability_because-we-didn-t-cooperate-with-china-w_440332.png) > [If we're not able to launch our own people and operate our own spacecraft anymore then, you know, space - whether it…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7f/leroy-chiao-7059_harbinger_if-we-re-not-able-to-launch-our-own-peop_367717.jpg) > [Getting into a space suit and going outside, to me, getting your peripheral vision involved and looking at the Earth was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/getting-into-a-space-suit-and-going-outside-to-me-getting-your/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a60/leroy-chiao-7059_beautiful_getting-into-a-space-suit-and-going-outs_1495128.png) > [I grew up bilingual, I grew up speaking Chinese in the home, Mandarin Chinese with my parents, and I learned English because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/i-grew-up-bilingual-i-grew-up-speaking-chinese-in-the-home-mandarin/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/leroy-chiao-7059_accepting_i-grew-up-bilingual-i-grew-up-speaking-c_2207452.png) ## Other authors on Kind ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kind/leroy-chiao/#itemlist", "name": "18 Kind Quotes By Leroy Chiao", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The thing that you worry about your first flight or any flight is some kind of a problem coming up that is going to keep you from doing it. Whether it's being hit by a car, or getting in a bad accident, or coming down with some other medical disqualification. 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It's a kind of thing that I think will gain acceptance with gradually. 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That's when I first applied to NASA.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leroy Chiao" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/it-was-in-the-back-of-my-mind-even-while-i-was-going-to-school-but-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/leroy-chiao-7059_engineering_it-was-in-the-back-of-my-mind-even-while_2546396.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/leroy-chiao-7059_engineering_it-was-in-the-back-of-my-mind-even-while_2546396.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/leroy-chiao-7059_engineering_it-was-in-the-back-of-my-mind-even-while_2546396.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It was in the back of my mind, even while I was going to school, but it wasn't until I was at university…” — Leroy Chiao", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Russians have been flying long duration crews since the early '70's. And in the early days, they've ended at least two missions early because of conflicts within the crew. So, they learned early on the importance of studying this and making sure you put the right crew together. Since we began our work together on the International Space station with the Russians in the early 2000's, NASA has started to learn the importance of this kind of work. And so, I think it's important work and we are not fully onboard and recognize it as important.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leroy Chiao" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/the-russians-have-been-flying-long-duration-crews-since-the-early-70/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/leroy-chiao-7059_conflict_the-russians-have-been-flying-long-durat_1073820.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/leroy-chiao-7059_conflict_the-russians-have-been-flying-long-durat_1073820.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/leroy-chiao-7059_conflict_the-russians-have-been-flying-long-durat_1073820.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Russians have been flying long duration crews since the early '70's. 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