Space Quotes by Michael J. Massimino

13 Space quotes by Michael J. Massimino

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Michael J. Massimino offers thirteen short reflections on space, each one a window into his blend of engineering precision and wonder at the vastness beyond Earth.

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I applied to be an astronaut four times. I was rejected three times before I was accepted. So, it's about that, not…

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Astronauts cannot pick their nicknames and can only get their nicknames from other astronauts. Any astronaut who tries to give himself a…

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To become an astronaut is not a question of being the best at something or things coming easy to you, but it's…

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I think the astronaut job is the best job in the world. I realized when I was older and started applying for…

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I think most astronauts are not risk takers. We take calculated risks for something that we think is worthwhile.

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My odyssey to become an astronaut kind of started in grad school, and I was working, up at MIT, in space robotics-related…

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I saw this movie 'The Right Stuff' when I was in college, and it really rekindled my interest in being an astronaut.…

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I was the first person to tweet from space, but now every astronaut tweets from space and does Instagram and Snapchat and…

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The reason we have the stars twinkle at night is because the light is being kind of blurred by the atmosphere around…

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Being outside during the space walk, the view of the Earth is just spectacular, and getting a chance to do that is…

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I had always been interested in the space program, and I didn't know if I could be an astronaut like I'd dreamt…

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For me, the Earth had always been a kind of a safe haven, you know, where I could go to work or…

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The thing I remember most about space is the view from the spacewalk. When I was inside the space shuttle and looking…

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Viewing our planet was so compelling. Words like beautiful and awesome just don't do it justice. I felt that I was looking at a…

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I saw this movie 'The Right Stuff' when I was in college, and it really rekindled my interest in being an astronaut. I started…

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I think most astronauts are not risk takers. We take calculated risks for something that we think is worthwhile.

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