“If you were doing something safe, something you already knew could be done, you were wasting time.” — Scott Kelly Time Copy Share Image
“I've heard it said that the children of conflict seekers are raised to have the emotional control their parents lack and then… — Scott Kelly Children Copy Share Image
“It’s a strange feeling, this nostalgia in advance, nostalgia for things I’m still experiencing every day and that often, right now, annoy… — Scott Kelly Every day Copy Share Image
“Working with the right person can make the toughest day go well, and working with the wrong person can make the simplest… — Scott Kelly Right person Copy Share Image
“One day we were taken in groups to experience the altitude chamber, a sealed room in which the air pressure is slowly… — Scott Kelly Altitude Copy Share Image
“I've learned from watching my mother train to become a police officer that small steps add to giant leaps.” — Scott Kelly Mother Copy Share Image
“I’ve learned that most problems aren’t rocket science, but when they are rocket science, you should ask a rocket scientist.” — Scott Kelly Problem solving Copy Share Image
“I've learned that an achievement that seems to have been accomplished by one person probably has hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people's… — Scott Kelly Achievement Copy Share Image
“I've learned that most problems aren't rocket science, but when they are rocket science, you should ask a rocket scientist. In other… — Scott Kelly Learning Copy Share Image
“What is it worth to see two former bitter enemies transform weapons into transport for exploration and the pursuit of scientific knowledge?… — Scott Kelly Lifelong friends Copy Share Image
“Everything changed that afternoon when I picked up The Right Stuff.” — Scott Kelly Right stuff Copy Share Image
“Scott,” Misha says with a note of excitement in his voice, “we did it!” “Misha,” I answer, “we had no choice!” — Scott Kelly Excitement Voice Copy Share Image
“Short blonde hair, big rectangular forehead, like Frankenstein made a second monster, and that monster loved death metal and Twinkies.” — Scott Kelly Blonde hair Copy Share Image
“Unlike NASA, the Russians don’t feel the drama of the countdown is necessary.” — Scott Kelly Copy Share Image
“Only later, when the Twitter chat is over, do I have the chance to reflect that I just experienced being trolled, in… — Scott Kelly Twitter Copy Share Image
“I think about the schoolchildren who saw their experiments blow up on Orbital, rebuilt them, and saw them blow up on SpaceX.… — Scott Kelly Space Copy Share Image
“The swim requirements were even harder. We had to be able to swim a mile and tread water for fifteen minutes, in… — Scott Kelly Swimming Copy Share Image
