Modern neuroimaging is like asking an astronaut in the space shuttle to look out the window and judge how America is doing. — David Eagleman Copy Share Image
“problem-solving that relies on pattern-finding is of no use at all. If we look at the Challenger space shuttle catastrophe, there weren’t… — Nat Greene Copy Share Image
The first news event I understood as a small child was the loss of the space shuttle Challenger, which President Reagan eloquently… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
The United States ended the space shuttle program in 2011, after the ISS was complete. We gave up a national treasure forever. — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety of the space shuttle to fix the… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I think both the space shuttle program and the International Space Station program have not really lived up to their expectations. — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Rowing was not simple for me. I nodded whenever the instructor made a point, as if I understood, but I could as… — Barry S. Strauss 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
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled. Upon identifying the reason for the… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
Instead of planning the retirement of the Space Shuttle program, America should be preparing the shuttles for their next step in space:… — Buzz Aldrin 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
By 1931, after a few years' experience of flying scheduled airlines, those planes were operating at roughly 600 times the safety of… — Burt Rutan Copy Share Image
When I was 13, I thought I was pretty hot stuff because I knew BASIC programming, self-taught on the family's Commodore 64.… — Walter O'Brien Copy Share Image
Our nation is indeed fortunate that we can still draw on an immense reservoir of courage, character, and fortitude, that we are… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
In the space shuttle program, where we had males and females, I can tell you that nobody was doing that [sex] because… — Mike Mullane Copy Share Image
There's a huge amount of pressure on every astronaut, because when you get right down to it, the experiments that are conducted… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
Even though I knew I was inside the space shuttle getting ready to go fly, something about it wasn't completely real up… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
“The Johnson Space Center “potty cam,” as it is more casually known, is an astronaut training aid. It provides a vivid, arresting… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Most astronauts are very down-to-earth people. Many of us, three-quarters, have an engineering degree, and we have a very Cartesian, rational approach… — Julie Payette Copy Share Image
On my second space walk, I was riding the Canadarm, heading down toward the payload bay of the space shuttle, and I… — Dafydd Williams Copy Share Image
If you think about the energy that a rocket engine has to put out and all the fuel and you're sitting on… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
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 thing I'll remember most about the flight is that it was fun. In fact, I'm sure it was the most fun… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to Earth; yet we can pray that all are safely home. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget… — Ronald Reagan 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
“«Zaki never grew tired of looking at the whiteness of Roar’s hair. It was as if the moon and the stars had… — Margrét Helgadóttir Copy Share Image
“Space Shuttle toilets have always been mounted on the floor, but you would not call them normal. The original shuttle toilet bowl… — Mary Roach 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
I would still like to go up in the space shuttle. It's appalling that the accident happened, but it was an accident… — Colin Baker Copy Share Image
If I were sure I would pass the physicals, I would be on the next space shuttle to Mars or some other… — Wole Soyinka 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
“Three years after the United States ended the space shuttle program, the American space agency today announced the return of “human space… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Space travel is the only technology that is more dangerous and more expensive now than it was in its first year. Fifty… — Burt Rutan Copy Share Image
In 2009 I went up on the space shuttle. I was in space for 16 days and docked at the space station… — Thomas Marshburn Copy Share Image
Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, allowing us to do things more quickly and efficiently. But too often it seems… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
There is just no way that I can understand in God's green earth that an airline could undertake with its normal procedures… — Frank Borman Copy Share Image
“The 80's in America were about building a better future here in America. We came into the generation dancing. We saw an… — Phil Mitchell Copy Share Image