Spaceflight isn't just about doing experiments, it's about an extension of human culture. — 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 Moon has given us months, tides and a destination that ever-beckons. It's time we build a rocket and go to stay. — 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
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
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
“An astronaut is someone who’s able to make good decisions quickly, with incomplete information, when the consequences really matter.” — 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… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Square astronaut, round hole. But somehow, I'd managed to push myself through it, and here was the truly amazing part: along the… — 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
Ever since I was nine years old and I watched Neil and Buzz walk on the moon, I have felt passionately that… — 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
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
People tend to think astronauts have the courage of a superhero - or maybe the emotional range of a robot. But in… — 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… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“And I was also proud of living up to NASA’s belief that I was capable of commanding the world’s spaceship. On my… — 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
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
In all of the movie portrayals, a spacewalking suit seems sort of insignificant, like a pair of shorts and a T-shirt. No… — 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… — 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… — 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… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“Space flight participants, commonly known as space tourists, pay between $20 and $40 million each to leave Earth for 10 days or… — 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
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
Spacewalking trumps everything. Viscerally, it is a phenomenal place to be; to be able to glance right and see the world, glance… — 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
Our three big emergencies are fire, loss of pressurization or contaminated atmosphere. Any of those things in a spaceship are very deadly… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
In the astronaut business - the shuttle is a very complicated vehicle; it's the most complicated flying machine ever built. And in… — 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
The best simulator for spacewalking is underwater - it allows full visuals and body movement in 3D. Virtual reality is good, too,… — 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
And now for Return to Flight, I'm chief of robotics working in the astronaut office in Houston, as a Canadian. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
You can get claustrophobia and agoraphobia - a fear of wide, open spaces - simultaneously on a spacewalk. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself into one. — 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
I've put a lot of my life into making it possible to fly in space at all. — 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
