Ability Quote by Christa McAuliffe

Although as a boy I had dreamed about going into space, I had completely forgotten about that until one day I received a call…

— David M. Brown

I had always been interested in the space program, and I didn't know if I could be an astronaut like I'd dreamt about when…

— Michael J. Massimino

I wanted to become an astronaut because I believe that the exploration of space by humans is extremely important.

— Shannon Walker

Like a lot of kids, I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. With me, it stuck more than most kids. Ever…

— Shannon Walker

When I was in Class Four, I wanted to be an astronaut. I am still fascinated with the universe. I decided I wanted to…

— Rajkummar Rao

I was a science fiction geek from an early age, enthralled by the questions of life in the universe. As I got older, I…

— David Grinspoon

My interest in the space program has a certain purity to it because I recognize the romance of it but I was never seduced…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.

— Sally Ride

Why did I want to be an astronaut? That's not an easy question to answer because I know a lot of kids want to…

— Shannon Walker

I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college.

— Sally Ride

Becoming an astronaut was a little bit of happenstance for me.

— Sunita Williams

Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be an astronaut.

— Drew Van Acker