There weren't any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right around my 10th birthday. — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
Small samples in the centrifuge will spin at varying rates to create synthetic gravity, like the gravity of Mars or the gravity of the… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
Every day, we get a little bit closer to the kind of expertise and the kind of experience we're going to need to go… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected. — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
Since the Columbia accident, the Russian space agency, or the Russian space program, has been literally carrying the load bringing us all the supplies… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of measuring the behavior of your lower body in space… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He was certainly quite an inspiration. — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
If I wasn't doing this kind of exploration, I'd like to be doing some other kind of exploration. It might be more risky, or… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
The Space Shuttle will stop directly below the Space Station and Sergei and I will be looking out two different windows looking straight down… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
It so happened that my goals kind of matched my career progression toward becoming an astronaut. — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
A civilization that only looks inward will stagnate. We have to keep looking outward; we have to keep finding new avenues for human endeavor… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
We would like to carry out 100 percent, or maybe more, of our scientific program; I would like to devote some of my spare… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
I never made a career decision based solely on my desire to be an astronaut. I attended the Naval Academy because I wanted to… — John L. Phillips Copy Share Image
