Astronaut Quote by Chris Hadfield

Astronauts were not the impulsive daredevils so dear to the stereopticonloving public. They couldn't afford to be. The hazards of the profession required an…

— Eric Frank Russell

I've met a lot of the astronauts, which was such an incredible experience. They're all very macho guys, like fighter pilots, but then there's…

— Lily Koppel

“If you’re an adrenaline junkie, I understand why you’d find that exciting. But I’m not, and I don’t. To me, the only good reason…

— Chris Hadfield

People try to typecast astronauts as heroic and superhuman. We're only human beings.

— Anonymous

Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Most astronauts are very down-to-earth people. Many of us, three-quarters, have an engineering degree, and we have a very Cartesian, rational approach to things.

— Julie Payette

I remember growing up thinking that astronauts and their job was the coolest thing you could possibly do... But I absolutely couldn't identify with…

— David M. Brown

Astronauts are like these mythic legends, but really, they are just regular people, people who wear chinos.

— Mary Roach

Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities.

— Buzz Aldrin

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

I claim that space is part of our culture. You've heard complaints that nobody knows the names of the astronauts, that nobody gets excited…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Putting a man in space is a stunt: the man can do no more than an instrument, in fact can do less. There are…

— Vannevar Bush