Astronaut Quote by Eric Frank Russell

The astronauts put their lives at risk to help other people. There's a strength of belief in a person like that that we should…

— Rudy Giuliani

It's almost comical that astronauts are stereotyped as daredevils and cowboys. As a rule, we're highly methodical and detail-oriented. Our passion isn't for thrills…

— Chris Hadfield

“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

Some people said, “we don't want to risk astronauts lives anymore, we need to stop doing this”. The astronauts don't feel that wayWe fly…

— Eileen Collins

One Chief Astronaut used to make a point of phoning the front desk at the clinic where applicants are sent for medical testing, to…

— Chris Hadfield

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

— Anonymous

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

— Buzz Aldrin

We do not become an astronaut because we fear not only the risk of space, but we fear the risk of failure along the…

— Rick Tumlinson

“Astronauts are inherently insane. And really noble.”

— Andy Weir

I think the people that want to fly in space, who want to work in space, who want to go to station, these people…

— Roman Romanenko

Astronauts: space activists.

— Frank Borman

It's so astounding the amount of sacrifice the astronauts have to go through to do what they do and all the science involved in…

— Jihae