No aeroplane you've ever gotten into had less than thousands of flights before they took their first passenger. Because vehicles are unsafe… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
When you look out the window of a spaceship, you see entire countries, vast swaths of continents. One turn of the head… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The Soyuz craft weighs tons, and you're lying on the floor of it on your back. But the Russians do tell you,… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
You should have a fear of some things. That doesn't mean it incapacitates you from your ability to figure out a way… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
If you don't like airline food, you'll probably have the same impression of space station food. I would not fly to space… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
You can get claustrophobia and agoraphobia - a fear of wide, open spaces - simultaneously on a spacewalk. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Although simulators are great for building step-by-step knowledge of a procedure, the worst thing that can happen in a sim is that… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Space is not a good place to mix foods because as soon as you take something out of the package, it becomes… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
When we first get to space, we feel sick. Your body is really confused. You're dizzy. Your lunch is floating around in… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The beauty of the space station, and of human spaceflight, is that it is now at a level of maturity where you… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I've been so lucky to have done two spacewalks. If you looked at your wristwatch, I was outside about 15 hours, which… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I watched the first people walk on the moon, and to me, it was just an obvious thing - I want to… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Every single thing that you learn really just gives you more comfort. It's something I counsel kids all the time: if someone… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Some of the greatest reality television we ever had was the moon landings. When you think about it, that was human emotion… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
There are no wishy-washy astronauts. You don't get up there by being uncaring and blase. And whatever gave you the sense of… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
In the astronaut business - the shuttle is a very complicated vehicle; it's the most complicated flying machine ever built. And in… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
You could look at something a hundred times from space, but the next time you come around the world, suddenly it's very… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
When you're on one of the Caribbean islands, sometimes it's hard to picture how they fit in with the rest, but when… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
In the Soyuz, the little Russian capsule, you can actually hear the banging of the big shield, the big heat shield on… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
What I like to do when I get to a new place is buy local music early on and listen to it… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Think about what happens on Earth when you throw up. You throw up and you have a bag of something horrible and… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
One place that I looked at a lot from space and which looks alluring is New Zealand, especially the North Island. It's… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
A lot of people live in fear because they haven't figured out how you're going to react when faced with a certain… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Spacewalking trumps everything. Viscerally, it is a phenomenal place to be; to be able to glance right and see the world, glance… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The world, when you look at it, it just can't be random. I mean, it's so different than the vast emptiness that… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Airline food is cooked in an oven and then kept warm. Space station food is often cooked in an oven and then… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“Wow, that was a really good sleep. I feel great. Hmm, that sounds like someone on the radio; maybe I’m still dreaming. Weird—the guy… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“Sometimes when people find out I’m an astronaut, they ask, “So what do you do when you’re not flying in space?” — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
My optimism and confidence come not from feeling I'm luckier than other mortals, and they sure don't come from visualizing victory. They're the result… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
Our training pushes us to develop a new set of instincts: instead of reacting to danger with a fight-or-flight adrenaline rush, we're trained to… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“That’s how I approach just about everything. I spend my life getting ready to play “Rocket Man.” I picture the most demanding challenge; I… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“Many people object to “wasting money in space” yet have no idea how much is actually spent on space exploration. The CSA’s budget, for… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
The Soyuz craft weighs tons, and you're lying on the floor of it on your back. But the Russians do tell you, remember, before… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“They have the impression that between launches, we pretty much sit around in a waiting room in Houston trying to catch our breath before… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
It's almost comical that astronauts are stereotyped as daredevils and cowboys. As a rule, we're highly methodical and detail-oriented. Our passion isn't for thrills… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“If you’re an adrenaline junkie, I understand why you’d find that exciting. But I’m not, and I don’t. To me, the only good reason… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
I once made myself black out by pulling G too quickly while flying an F-18. Being unconscious in a single-seat airplane is not good.… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
“When you have some skills but don’t fully understand your environment, there is no way you can be a plus one.” — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
Anticipating problems and figuring out how to solve them is actually the opposite of worrying: it's productive. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
I think there are lots of ways to exercise ambition and accomplish things using leadership without going into elected politics. So, categorically, I have… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share
