Air Quote by Buzz Aldrin

I was a naval officer and aviator. I tested airplanes and got selected to be an astronaut later on.

— Jim Lovell

Growing up in the shadow of Johnson Space Center and moving to Texas to welcome our last moon mission home, I wanted to be…

— Pete Olson

I ran the astronaut school for six years, and I was the commandant and when I finished in '65, 26 of my guys went…

— Chuck Yeager

I was put in the Air Corps. I was never educated to serve in the military, but soon my activities in the American Air…

— Leon Askin

I left the Navy as a lieutenant after spending almost 10 years as a helicopter pilot.

— Mikie Sherrill

I joined the Army out of a deep sense of duty, but wanting to be an astronaut feels more like my destiny.

— Anne McClain

I flew fighters for the Navy in San Diego for three years, went and did my post-graduate education, and then I was a test…

— Alan G. Poindexter

When I was commissioned in the Air Force, I was committed to the institution for a career.

— James Clapper

I was a radioman first class in the Navy. I put in seven years. I was around a lot of admirals; I served on…

— Jason Robards

After 37 years in the Navy, there were no further jobs in uniform, and it was my time to transition. But I wanted to…

— James G. Stavridis

My father served 26 years in the Air Force as a pilot and a pioneer in our missile programs. I learned early about the…

— Jim Webb

I spent one semester in Air Force ROTC, as I wanted to be a pilot.

— Katie Jacobs Stanton