Growing up in the 1960s, I can't remember a time when I wasn't fascinated by airplanes and rockets. — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
This was the first time we had two ex-Soviet Cosmonauts in Houston. A lot of us, including me, viewed it with some… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
As far as Russia goes, they've been our partner for a long time now, since the early '90's. So you know, what's… — Leroy Chiao 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
As astronauts know better than anyone else, risks, incidents, and mishaps are inevitable in the development of any high-performance vehicle. The emergence… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
What keeps me up at night? Probably most, thinking about the future for my kids. It sounds kind of funny, but not… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I actually had four space flights altogether, three times on shuttles. My second flight was really unique for me because I was… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of my time working in the American module, and he would stay in the Russian segment working on… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I always say getting my bachelor's was the single hardest thing I've done in my life. Once I got to university, I… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
If there is life out there that's so much more advanced than we are, and they know either how to travel great… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
If you increase the number of rockets you build and you buy, then it's the scale of the economy, the price is going to… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I'm skeptical of claims that we've been visited by aliens from another planet or other dimension, but I don't rule it out 100 percent.… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
On the mission I brought a flag from China, I brought the stone sculpture from Hong Kong, and I brought a scroll from Taiwan.… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us.… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I remember getting advice like, "Oh, do what interests you. Don't worry about tomorrow, live for today," kind of thing. And to a degree,… — Leroy Chiao 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, really. That… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Tinkering is something we need to know how to do in order to keep something like the space station running. I am a tinkerer… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
We were trying to do as much science as we could because that was the main purpose of the international space station. But without… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
The space station mission was kind of the culmination of all of my experience of being a NASA Astronaut, so it had brought all… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
The expense of getting into space is the rocket launch, the rocket itself. Rocket's right now, commercial rockets cost probably somewhere between $50, or… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
If we're not able to launch our own people and operate our own spacecraft anymore then, you know, space - whether it should be… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
