The most striking thing to me about human space flight and my own personal experience is that I've seen dramatic changes on Earth. We humans are rapidly changing the planet. I've watched Amazonia as the rainforest has been cut down.… — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
I'm absolutely compelled for NASA to send international astronauts to Mars to find out if Mars ever harbored life. — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
Sciences are being unified by the search for life in the universe. — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
The most striking thing to me about human space flight and my own personal experience is that I've seen dramatic changes on Earth. We… — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
At the age of six, I declared that I wanted to be an astronaut. My mother thought that was just fine, as it would… — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
I can't imagine anywhere I'd rather be than outside the space shuttle in my space suit next to the Hubble Space Telescope. — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
Hubble uniquely has been able to look in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a nearby star and figure out what's in that atmosphere. — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
I see no difference between scientific exploration and human exploration. — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
Being an astronaut, there are not a lot of things that have really shocked me in my life. — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
I kind of feel like I found my cause in life servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
One of the things that happens in space is that there is a fluid shift. You get a lot of extra pressure, and it… — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
The things I like to do involve a lot of mental focus, a combination of physical and mental challenge. That is what mountain climbing… — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
Once in a while, the universe lets you be free alone and in peace. — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
