“We spend our days studying and simulating experiences we may never actually have. It’s all pretend, really, but we are learning. And… — Chris Hadfield Education Copy Share Image
Every decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with your time tonight, turns you into who you are… — Chris Hadfield Decision 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
“On the day of the Boston Marathon bombings, for example, I actually knew more about what had happened than the CAPCOM I’d… — Chris Hadfield Boston marathon Copy Share Image
The cool things about space is when you put your pants on here, you can put them on two legs at a… — Chris Hadfield Cool things Copy Share Image
“Sharpie—the preferred writing utensil on orbit since you can hold it any which way and it still works.” — Chris Hadfield Writing Copy Share Image
You can get claustrophobia and agoraphobia - a fear of wide, open spaces - simultaneously on a spacewalk. — Chris Hadfield Agoraphobia 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
When I stand on the edge of a cliff or right at the edge of a building or something, it's one of… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Scientific literacy is one of the underpinnings of everything I do. It's why I work with schools. It's why I teach at… — Chris Hadfield Literacy Copy Share Image
We have never lost a crew member on the space station, but of course, the Columbia accident. I was - I'd already… — Chris Hadfield Accident Copy Share Image
“An astronaut is someone who’s able to make good decisions quickly, with incomplete information, when the consequences really matter. I didn’t miraculously… — Chris Hadfield Astronaut 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
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
It's a really big deal to do a spacewalk. It's much riskier than staying indoors. It's complex. It uses up a lot… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
It is spectacular. From about five minutes in, when we knew for sure that we were going to have the weather to… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Square astronaut, round hole. But somehow, I'd managed to push myself through it, and here was the truly amazing part: along the… — Chris Hadfield Astronaut Copy Share Image
You can't just ignore spacewalking suit; it partially defines the experience. So maybe the most difficult thing is becoming completely attuned to… — 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
Preparation is not only about managing external risks, but about limiting the likelihood that you'll unwittingly add to them. When you're the… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Life off Earth is in two important respects not at all unworldly: you can choose to focus on the surprises and pleasures,… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“You can choose to focus on the surprises and pleasures, or the frustrations. And you can choose to appreciate the smallest scraps… — Chris Hadfield Everyday moments 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
Nothing focuses your mind quite like flying a jet. That's one reason NASA requires that astronauts fly T-38s: it forces us to… — Chris Hadfield Astronauts Copy Share Image
Loneliness... has very little to do with location. It's a state of mind. In the centre of every city are some of… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I guarantee if you walk into 100 spider webs, you will have changed your fundamental human behavior. And you can apply this… — Chris Hadfield Behavior Copy Share Image
“Still, I also know that most people, including me, tend to applaud the wrong things: the showy, dramatic record-setting sprint rather than… — 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 Danger Copy Share Image
“Typically, the last minute is also when you finally get around to doing all the little things you’ve been meaning to do… — Chris Hadfield Family Copy Share Image
There's really just one thing I can control: my attitude during the journey, which is what keeps me feeling steady and stable,… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“They have the impression that between launches, we pretty much sit around in a waiting room in Houston trying to catch our… — Chris Hadfield Space Copy Share Image
I don't want to be treated like I came from another planet or something or was somehow born with some weird birthright… — 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
“I wasn't lonely. Loneliness, I think, has very little to do with location. It's a state of mind. In the centre of… — Chris Hadfield Inspirational quotes Copy Share Image
The best simulator for spacewalking is underwater - it allows full visuals and body movement in 3D. Virtual reality is good, too,… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
It's like being a newborn, this sudden sensory overload of noise, color, smells and gravity after months of quietly floating, encased in… — Chris Hadfield Baby 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
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… — Chris Hadfield Adrenaline Copy Share Image
I once made myself black out by pulling G too quickly while flying an F-18. Being unconscious in a single-seat airplane is… — 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
