Careers Quote by Buzz Aldrin

“Consider that NASA invests tens of millions of dollars to train a single astronaut. And these days, until we have an alternative, the United…

— Leland Melvin

The Russians haven't been to the moon. You know why? Because they're space pussies... You really want to impress us? Bring us back our…

— Sam Kinison

“On the Soyuz, there’s simply not room to fly someone whose main contribution is expertise in a single area. The Russian rocket ship only…

— Chris Hadfield

The Russians have been flying long duration crews since the early '70's. And in the early days, they've ended at least two missions early…

— Leroy Chiao

“Space flight participants, commonly known as space tourists, pay between $20 and $40 million each to leave Earth for 10 days or so and…

— Chris Hadfield

The current market cost for a space flight, about a week in space and about six people have gone with the Russians so far…

— Leroy Chiao

To me, the amazing thing is that so much that was science fiction back then, political fiction, today is reality. We have indeed a…

— George Takei

I think I was very interested in the space program as a kid, watching the first Apollo missions to the moon, and it's something…

— Mark Kelly

We certainly would not be here, living and working on the International Space Station without the commitment and dedication of all the folks who…

— Sunita Williams

In America, we have no means of getting to our own Space Station. We have to pay the Russians to put our people up…

— John Glenn

Our goal is to tell people about the International Space Station. I think very rarely people look up 250 miles and think, What are…

— Soledad O'Brien

I took a Russian class at Notre Dame. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would fly someday in a Russian spacecraft…

— Kevin A. Ford