Peggy Whitson

I think the biggest advice that I could give people is to actually try and live beyond your dreams by pushing yourself,…

— Peggy Whitson

After floating for nine and a half months in space, gravity is not your friend.

— Peggy Whitson

Breaking records has never been my goal. I think it's important that we're continually pushing our limits and showing that we can…

— Peggy Whitson

My work ethic is, I think, from my farm life.

— Peggy Whitson

Find your passion. Because with that passion, you can do anything.

— Peggy Whitson

Zero gravity is such an alien environment - completely different from everything we've grown up with every single day of our lives.…

— Peggy Whitson

In terms of goals for NASA before I die, we need to be living on Mars. And I might not live that…

— Peggy Whitson

I don't sing in the shower.

— Peggy Whitson

The advice I give young people is that you have to pursue something, and you have to have fun along the way.

— Peggy Whitson

My parents are the hardest-working people I ever knew: they always worked every day, all day; they had to come up with…

— Peggy Whitson

I do think space hotels are probably in our future.

— Peggy Whitson

On my first flight, I don't know if maybe it's a function of time, or if I was less stressed on my…

— Peggy Whitson

Even if my job for the day is cleaning the vents or fixing the toilet, it still feels good to be a…

— Peggy Whitson

You see billions and billions of stars and recognize that you know some of those have planets, too, and maybe there's life…

— Peggy Whitson

I like to say I'm determined; some people would call it stubborn. It depends on your perspective.

— Peggy Whitson

The first time I went into space was just so much more than you could imagine or prepare yourself for.

— Peggy Whitson

One of the things I think is really cool that we're testing on board the International Space Station is the water reclamation…

— Peggy Whitson

One of the astronauts I came to admire the most is John Young.

— Peggy Whitson

One of the most beautiful sights is when the rim of the Earth is bright on one side, and you see this…

— Peggy Whitson

We want people to continue learning new things about what space does to the human body. It's important for us to understand…

— Peggy Whitson

To be able to float and move around and, pretty much effortlessly, do whatever you want with your body in space is…

— Peggy Whitson

I came from Iowa, south central Iowa. It was a very rural area. I saw a lot more hogs growing up than…

— Peggy Whitson

I started out as a farm girl in Iowa, and I dreamed of being an astronaut and an explorer. And I made…

— Peggy Whitson

I have been blessed with some really special crewmates. Being able to be a really integral member of the team, no matter…

— Peggy Whitson

I am not sure what the future holds for me personally, but I envision myself continuing to work on spaceflight programs.

— Peggy Whitson