The reason we have the stars twinkle at night is because the light is being kind of blurred by the atmosphere around… — 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… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share Image
The Earth - from our altitude at Hubble, we're 350 miles up. We can see the curvature. We can see the roundness… — 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
