“It was one of those perfect nights, listening to the waves crash, feeling the warm summer breeze, watching the sun set over the ocean as the moon rose up in the sky. I looked out over the cliffs and I… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“I knew right then that I wanted to be a part of something that meaningful. I wanted to have something I was so passionate… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“There are emergency placards and safety signs all over the interior of the shuttle, telling you what to do and where to go. That… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“Life is funny. I'd applied to the wrong graduate program, but that eventually led me to the right grad program. I'd taken what I… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“Right after we launched, I realized that all the training we'd on what to do if something went wrong during launch-how to bail out… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“My favorite lecturer was Alan Bean, who flew on Apollo 12 and is one of the twelve guys who walked on the moon. After… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“That's how a team works. You help the people around you, and everybody's better off for it. The crazy thing is that most of… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“My childhood dream came true, but now I have a new one. I dream that some of these young people, while they're out there… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“If you work hard and get help from good friends, together you can overcome almost any challenge, no matter how great.” — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“It was one of those perfect nights, listening to the waves crash, feeling the warm summer breeze, watching the sun set over the ocean… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“The camaraderie that firefighters have, that brotherhood that forms among them - my father was a part of that, and it came from having… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“I realized much later in life that the reason this decision between MIT and IBM was so agonizing was because it wasn't really about… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
“The important thing in life is having a passion, something you really love doing, and you take joy in the fact that you get… — Mike Massimino Copy Share Image
