No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
My first mission was six and a half months. We weren't exactly sure how long it was going to be because I… — Sunita Williams Copy Share Image
“The Congresswoman was depressed by the fact that a woman of her standing could no longer count on making it to the… — Gabrielle Giffords Copy Share Image
And as we know now, and as I pointed out many times, the great plume of fire at the bottom of the… — Dana Rohrabacher 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
“Groups have powerful self-reinforcing mechanisms at work. These can lead to group polarization—a tendency for members of the group to end up… — James Montier Copy Share Image
“Sociobiologist Edward O. Wilson later said that there should be a “consilience” between art and science. 79 Former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison… — Sarah Lewis Copy Share Image
When Russians were having troubles, the Space Shuttle supported the Space Station Mir bringing up much needed supplies and replacements, critical spares,… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
“Did You Know? The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska, the Challenger space shuttle disaster, and the Chernobyl nuclear accident have… — Brett Blumenthal Copy Share Image
When I was in high school we had the first shuttle launch, and it reinvigorated my enthusiasm for the space program. I… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
“If you ever care to see how all the world’s most awful jokes spread, spend a day on a bond trading desk.… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
“consider the fate of the space shuttle’s external tanks (ETs). Dwarfing the vehicle itself, the ET was the largest and most prominent… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The shuttle would announce its arrival with the trademark double sonic boom-- Boom, BOOM!!-- and shortly thereafter you could see the bright… — James D. Wright Copy Share Image
“We passed a boy’s room, decorated with a space theme. Jackson’s light shone over wallpaper depicting the galaxy and intricate mobiles of… — Kresley Cole Copy Share Image
The Space Shuttle is the most effective device known to man for destroying dollar bills. — Dana Rohrabacher Copy Share Image
“We're all on our own, aren't we? That's what it boils down to. We come into this world on our own- in… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
Manned spaceflight has lost its glamour - understandably so, because it hardly seems inspiring, 40 years after Apollo, for astronauts merely to… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Louis Caldera, the White House Aide who authorized the controversial photograph of Air Force One over Manhattan resigned on Friday. May I… — Seth Meyers Copy Share Image
In my mind I needed a symbol of today's technology, and I realized that what I wanted to photograph was the Space… — John Sexton Copy Share Image
One word Id use to describe space is lonely. The only way Ill board a space shuttle is if I had a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One day I'd love to hire a space shuttle fly in to space and hover above the earths atmosphere. Just so I… — Ryan Swain Copy Share Image
[On Richard P. Feynman's live demonstration of the rigidity of the O-rings when cold that doomed the space shuttle Challenger, killing seven… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
The space shuttle was designed, at least in part, to broaden our knowledge of the universe. To scientists, the vehicle was a… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
When the space shuttle gets back from its last mission, wouldn't it be hilarious if we were all dressed like apes — Author Name Copy Share Image
