Astronaut Quotes

188 Astronaut quotes by 129 unique authors

I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us. It… — Leroy Chiao
The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program. — Sally Ride
I never made a career decision based solely on my desire to be an astronaut. I attended the Naval Academy because I wanted to be… — John L. Phillips
How come, just as the rocket is launching, the astronauts don't also shoot some fireworks out the window? It would make the whole takeoff look… — Jack Handey
My optimism and confidence come not from feeling I'm luckier than other mortals, and they sure don't come from visualizing victory. They're the result of… — Chris Hadfield
It so happened that my goals kind of matched my career progression toward becoming an astronaut. — John L. Phillips
After analyzing the sanctions against our space industry, I suggest to the USA to bring their astronauts to the International Space Station using a trampoline, — Unknown Author
I've always known I'd be a bank robber. So judge all you want, ladies and gentlemen. Because you never did become an astronaut. — Joey Comeau
President Obama is launching a new $6 billion space policy that will ultimately take astronauts to Mars. Of course, it's $6 billion and $45 if… — Jimmy Fallon
Cowgirl is a spirit, a special brand of courage. The cowgirl faces life head on, lives by her own lights, and makes no excuses. Cowgirls… — Dale Evans
We hope to create thousands of astronauts over the next few years and bring alive their dream of seeing the majestic beauty of our planet… — Richard Branson
Astronauts will remain the explorers, the pioneers-the first to go back to moon and on to Mars. But I think it's really important to make… — Sally Ride
By 2025 we expect new spacecraft designed for long journeys to allow us to begin the first ever crewed missions beyond the Moon into deep… — Barack Obama
I'm fully aware that if I were to change professions tomorrow, become an astronaut and be the first man to land on Mars, the headlines… — Colin Firth
One Chief Astronaut used to make a point of phoning the front desk at the clinic where applicants are sent for medical testing, to find… — Chris Hadfield
You’ve got to believe you can be a standup before you can be a standup. You have to believe you can act before you can… — Eddie Izzard
During my 8 years as chairman, I had the privilege to peer into the future to see dynamic citizen astronauts returning to and from the… — Dana Rohrabacher
Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place beyond the clouds, somewhere over the rainbow. There was an… — Barbara Walters
During the first few minutes in lift-off, the astronauts were strictly controlled and were powerfully buffeted by the forces of nature struggling to keep them… — Stephen Covey
Harriet Tubman was an astronaut, traversing the south to the north by navigating the stars. — Sanford Biggers
There is no one area of chemical engineering that specifically helped me in my career as an astronaut, it was more the general education in… — Leroy Chiao
The great thing about being an astronaut is you kind of get to do a little bit of everything. I mean, we're going to ride… — David M. Brown
[On Richard P. Feynman's live demonstration of the rigidity of the O-rings when cold that doomed the space shuttle Challenger, killing seven astronauts:] The public… — Freeman Dyson
Astronauts have been stuck in low-Earth orbit, boldly going nowhere. American attempts to kick-start a new phase of lunar exploration have stalled amid the realisation… — Paul Davies

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