Space is not a good place to mix foods because as soon as you take something out of the package, it becomes… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
For the last several years and culminating in six months in orbit next year, I've been training for my third space flight.… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Doing a space walk. It is one of the most rare human experiences. To leave your spaceship and go outside, so that… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
It was remarkable to see from space how predictable people are. Our homes and towns are almost all in places with moderate… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
When I did my spacewalks, it was during space station construction. So the shuttle was docked to the fledgling ISS at the… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The Nile, draining out into the Mediterranean. The bright lights of Cairo announce the opening of the north-flowing river’s delta, with Jerusalem’s… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The cool things about space is when you put your pants on here, you can put them on two legs at a… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
In the late '60s, I was seven, eight, nine years old, and what was going on in the news at that time… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Other anatomical changes associated with long-duration space flight are definitely negative: the immune system weakens, the heart shrinks because it doesn't have… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The rough and ready improvisational quality to life on board the International Space Station is reminiscent of a long trip in a… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I want to know: How does a space suit on Mars work? Show me how it is pressurized, and how it is… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Still, I also know that most people, including me, tend to applaud the wrong things: the showy, dramatic record-setting sprint rather than… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
You could look at something a hundred times from space, but the next time you come around the world, suddenly it's very… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I'm really looking forward to it, if you can imagine floating weightless, watching the world pour by through the big bay window… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
When you're on one of the Caribbean islands, sometimes it's hard to picture how they fit in with the rest, but when… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
One Chief Astronaut used to make a point of phoning the front desk at the clinic where applicants are sent for medical… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
While on the space station, I kept up with news a couple of ways - Mission Control sent daily summaries, and I… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk, whether it's starting a new business, whether it's leaving home, whether it's… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
One place that I looked at a lot from space and which looks alluring is New Zealand, especially the North Island. It's… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
As an astronaut, especially during launch, half of the risk of a six-month flight is in the first nine minutes. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The International Space Station is a phenomenal laboratory, an unparalleled test bed for new invention and discovery. Yet I often thought, while… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
If you don't like airline food, you'll probably have the same impression of space station food. I would not fly to space… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
There are no wishy-washy astronauts. You don't get up there by being uncaring and blase. And whatever gave you the sense of… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“Wow, that was a really good sleep. I feel great. Hmm, that sounds like someone on the radio; maybe I’m still dreaming. Weird—the guy… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when people find out I’m an astronaut, they ask, “So what do you do when you’re not flying in space?” — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
My optimism and confidence come not from feeling I'm luckier than other mortals, and they sure don't come from visualizing victory. They're the result… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Our training pushes us to develop a new set of instincts: instead of reacting to danger with a fight-or-flight adrenaline rush, we're trained to… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“That’s how I approach just about everything. I spend my life getting ready to play “Rocket Man.” I picture the most demanding challenge; I… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“Many people object to “wasting money in space” yet have no idea how much is actually spent on space exploration. The CSA’s budget, for… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Don`t let life randomly kick you into the adult you don`t want to become — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The Soyuz craft weighs tons, and you're lying on the floor of it on your back. But the Russians do tell you, remember, before… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“They have the impression that between launches, we pretty much sit around in a waiting room in Houston trying to catch our breath before… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
It's almost comical that astronauts are stereotyped as daredevils and cowboys. As a rule, we're highly methodical and detail-oriented. Our passion isn't for thrills… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“If you’re an adrenaline junkie, I understand why you’d find that exciting. But I’m not, and I don’t. To me, the only good reason… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I once made myself black out by pulling G too quickly while flying an F-18. Being unconscious in a single-seat airplane is not good.… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
