Astronaut Quote by Chris Hadfield

My degrees are in physics and space physics, and I did well enough in university that I actually started working at the Johnson Space…

— Shannon Walker

My odyssey to become an astronaut kind of started in grad school, and I was working, up at MIT, in space robotics-related work; human…

— Michael J. Massimino

My background is in physics, so I was the mission specialist, who is sort of like the flight engineer on an airplane.

— Sally Ride

When I became an astronaut, I was an engineer.

— Julie Payette

It's a little surprising to me that I'm the first Houstonian to be an astronaut.

— Shannon Walker

Most of my family and friends are very familiar with the human space flight program and with the excitement of becoming an astronaut.

— Shannon Walker

I've obviously been an aviation, space enthusiast for a long time.

— Jared Isaacman

I've been a space and aviation enthusiast since as long as I can remember.

— Jared Isaacman

Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts.

— Dan Quayle

Fortunately, I got called down to NASA for an interview. And one thing led to the next, and one day I got that call.…

— Michael P. Anderson

I worked as a stuntman on the 'Star Trek' TV series pilot.

— Hal Needham

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…

— David M. Brown