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title: "3 Shuttle Quotes By Leroy Chiao"
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> [Our task was doing maintenance and repairs to keep the station in a good state for the return of the shuttle flights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/our-task-was-doing-maintenance-and-repairs-to-keep-the-station-in-a/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89b/leroy-chiao-7059_construction_our-task-was-doing-maintenance-and-repai_992423.png)

> [The most important thing about an astronaut is you have to take for a given a person's done pretty well in school,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/the-most-important-thing-about-an-astronaut-is-you-have-to-take-for-a/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/leroy-chiao-7059_astronaut_the-most-important-thing-about-an-astron_1527060.png)

> [The United States ended the space shuttle program in 2011, after the ISS was complete. We gave up a national treasure forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/the-united-states-ended-the-space-shuttle-program-in-2011-after-the/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/162/leroy-chiao-7059_forever_the-united-states-ended-the-space-shuttl_2877223.png)

## 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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