I grew up bilingual, I grew up speaking Chinese in the home, Mandarin Chinese with my parents, and I learned English because… — 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… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
The ultrasound that has application not only in space for a long mission or for a mission to the Moon or Mars,… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Two years ago, China tested an anti-satellite weapon that actually caused quite a bit of controversy and one of the controversies is… — Leroy Chiao Controversy Copy Share Image
My mistakes made were learning how to work with different groups of people. I mean, I went to school at Berkeley, which… — Leroy Chiao Berkeley 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… — Leroy Chiao Being successful 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… — Leroy Chiao Around the world 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 Cold Copy Share Image
Richard Branson is probably the most visible of the private commercial space guys, and what is venture, Virgin Galactic is about is… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
If you think about the energy that a rocket engine has to put out and all the fuel and you're sitting on… — 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… — Leroy Chiao Advice Copy Share Image
Qian Xuesen, the father of the Chinese Space Program, studied in the United States, and he was a protégé of Theodore Von… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
We were doing something called telemedicine, where we were using the ultrasound. One interesting application of this ultrasound is the possibility that… — 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… — Leroy Chiao Astronaut Copy Share Image
My advice for an aspiring astronaut is to really follow your passion. I mean, study something that interests you, but also qualifies… — Leroy Chiao Advice Copy Share Image
