Walking in space is absolutely the most exhilarating part of a mission. The view is just incredible. — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
After floating for nine and a half months in space, gravity is not your friend. — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
Even if my job for the day is cleaning the vents or fixing the toilet, it still feels good to be a… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
I started out as a farm girl in Iowa, and I dreamed of being an astronaut and an explorer. And I made… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
To be able to float and move around and, pretty much effortlessly, do whatever you want with your body in space is… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
In space for a short time, I think most people could survive that. If you're sending an average person who's healthy for… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
The first time I went into space was just so much more than you could imagine or prepare yourself for. — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
In terms of goals for NASA before I die, we need to be living on Mars. And I might not live that… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
I think the legacy of the space station will be that we can do something this technically complex in an international way. — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
I am not sure what the future holds for me personally, but I envision myself continuing to work on spaceflight programs. — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
I love working at NASA, but the part that has been the most satisfying on a day-to-day basis, hour-to-hour, minute-to-minute, has been… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
We want people to continue learning new things about what space does to the human body. It's important for us to understand… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
Life in zero gravity is hard to simulate. We practice on the ground what we call 'the day in the life' simulations,… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
One thing that flying in space does for you is it gives you a change in perspective. We all have to live… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
One of the things I think is really cool that we're testing on board the International Space Station is the water reclamation… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
We are absolutely ready to go to Mars. It's going to be a fantastic journey getting there and very exciting times. — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
Hopefully, we will get more and more people interested in doing research in space. I think eventually it's also going to be… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
I think probably the discoveries made by Hubble Space Telescope have been very dramatic, very amazing. — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
Space flight's good for age; I have a lot less wrinkles up here. It's a good place to be as you get… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
I think the International Space Station is providing a key bridge from us living on Earth to going somewhere into deep space. — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
My desire to contribute to the spaceflight team as we move forward in our exploration of space has only increased over the… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
I was inspired by the men who walked on the moon. It really was my inspiration, I think, you know, as a… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
I would certainly encourage young people to pursue their dreams. It isn't always an easy path, but it's worth going after. And… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
It's been fun doing interviews with the other astronauts, getting to hear: 'Oh, that's how he explains it' or 'That's how she… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
There is a potential to be a big explosion of what spaceflight is gonna mean to just an everyday person in the… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
Zero gravity is such an alien environment - completely different from everything we've grown up with every single day of our lives.… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
I think the biggest advice that I could give people is to actually try and live beyond your dreams by pushing yourself, challenging yourself… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
After floating for nine and a half months in space, gravity is not your friend. — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
Breaking records has never been my goal. I think it's important that we're continually pushing our limits and showing that we can extend beyond… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
Zero gravity is such an alien environment - completely different from everything we've grown up with every single day of our lives. And it's… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
In terms of goals for NASA before I die, we need to be living on Mars. And I might not live that long, so… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
The advice I give young people is that you have to pursue something, and you have to have fun along the way. — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
My parents are the hardest-working people I ever knew: they always worked every day, all day; they had to come up with the solutions… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
On my first flight, I don't know if maybe it's a function of time, or if I was less stressed on my second flight,… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
