Becoming an astronaut was a little bit of happenstance for me. — Sunita Williams Astronaut Copy Share Image
You have a lot of things to do when you're out on a space walk, and that sort of overwhelms your mind. — Sunita Williams Mind Copy Share Image
There are millions of stars out there. It is difficult to think that life does not exist in any one of them. — Sunita Williams Astronomy Copy Share Image
Once you get into the spacecraft, you're on your way, you've got a mission, you're focused, and it's really exciting. — Sunita Williams Focus Copy Share Image
I personally look forward to building the Orion. I believe that our country needs to pursue that technology. — Sunita Williams Believe Copy Share Image
There is nothing like home anywhere. There's no place like home, even in space. — Sunita Williams Home Copy Share Image
When any part of the Station is moved from its designated location to do a repair, we really risk losing things. — Sunita Williams Location Copy Share Image
The International Space Station is a great place to live for a year. — Sunita Williams Great Copy Share Image
We take things to remind us of home. I think my favourite is a stuffed dog that was homemade from a picture… — Sunita Williams Dog Copy Share Image
I will say one of my favorite Russian side dishes is beet salad. It is dehydrated beets chopped very finely with nuts.… — Sunita Williams Food Copy Share Image
A bonus container is food, especially for each individual - supposed to be one every month, but in fine Pandya fashion, I… — Sunita Williams Bonus Copy Share Image
You don't see any borders between countries from space. That's man-made, and one experiences it only when you return to Earth. — Sunita Williams Borders Copy Share Image
All of us who are flying on international space stations speak some Russian and speak some English. Both the languages are needed… — Sunita Williams Colleagues Copy Share Image
I don't feel like a hero - just another person involved in the space business. I'm hoping to encourage young folks to… — Sunita Williams Business Copy Share Image
When you are thinking about going away for a long duration mission, it has to be part of your mindset that you're… — Sunita Williams Family Copy Share Image
Ventilation is needed to ensure we get air disbursed throughout the Station. Air stagnates without flow, so it is essential to have… — Sunita Williams Accident Copy Share Image
It's just this beautiful laboratory in space, and it's doing a lot of really cool things. So being up there and just… — Sunita Williams Beautiful Copy Share Image
You can hover in the air if you want, or you can push off of something and glide through the air -… — Sunita Williams Fish Copy Share Image
I think after orbiting for a while and looking at the surface, I think the natural tendency is to want to experience… — Sunita Williams Experience Copy Share Image
There is a distinct layer between the Earth and the universe, which is extremely black. Slowly, the entire universe starts to look… — Sunita Williams Earth Copy Share Image
We try to keep it a normal day while we're up in space. You know, you don't want to change your time… — Sunita Williams Change Copy Share Image
My personal opinion, Suni Williams - I think that when we really leave the planet - we all go as humans, not… — Sunita Williams Country Copy Share Image
The Progress is launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan, just like the Soyuz. It almost looks the same as the Soyuz but unmanned,… — Sunita Williams Food Copy Share Image
My space expedition has changed my perspective towards people. Looking down at the Earth, we could not see borders or people with… — Sunita Williams Adventure Copy Share Image
Mission Control in Houston receives our e-mails through a satellite and then sends them out to our family and friends. Likewise, any… — Sunita Williams Control Copy Share Image
Six months away from family and friends is a long time. Emotionally, you go through some ups and downs. Life changes on… — Sunita Williams Away Copy Share Image
In order to 'go out the door' safely, we go through a pretty thorough process called pre-breathe. This is the process of… — Sunita Williams Breathe Copy Share Image
It's - I mean, the Olympics, what is it? It's an international competition to foster friendship and - and competition across -… — Sunita Williams Competition Copy Share Image
I sometimes think this is just my life: I go to mow the lawn and sometimes go to space. But when other… — Sunita Williams Humbling Copy Share Image
My first mission was six and a half months. We weren't exactly sure how long it was going to be because I… — Sunita Williams Back Copy Share Image
In my space journey, I felt vulnerable because we did not have anyone with medical background. When we make that big trip… — Sunita Williams Doctor Copy Share Image
There was nothing in my past that had lended itself to anything that had to do with space except for watching 'The… — Sunita Williams Anything Copy Share Image
Every month, we weigh ourselves to make sure we aren't losing weight. I really have been eating more than I do on… — Sunita Williams Earth Copy Share Image
When I went to Test Pilot School, that's when we came to Johnson Space Center. And I ended up seeing John Young… — Sunita Williams Listening Copy Share Image
It's only now that I see the bigger picture: Our ways to attain spirituality may be different - through diverse religious, customs… — Sunita Williams Bigger picture Copy Share Image
There are areas of the Earth that I would absolutely think no one lived in based on daytime observations. But then at… — Sunita Williams Daytime Copy Share Image
We really have the most beautiful planet in our solar system. None other can sustain life like we know it. None other… — Sunita Williams Beautiful Copy Share Image
Me personally - not something to do with NASA - I do think there is a God, and it's somebody looking out… — Sunita Williams God Copy Share Image
The Space Station is primarily made of aluminum. The smell is really weird and sort of like burning metal. It is absolutely… — Sunita Williams Like Copy Share Image
I will absolutely admit that the feel and smell of sea spray and wind on my face will be very welcome. I… — Sunita Williams Beautiful Copy Share Image
