Best Quote by Guion Bluford

“As fantastical as America’s space ambitions might have seemed, sending a man into space was starting to feel like a straightforward task compared to…

— Margot Lee Shetterly

“Because of the overwhelmingly white public face of the space program, the black engineers, scientists, and mathematicians who were deeply involved with the space…

— Margot Lee Shetterly

The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it.

— Sally Ride

I think it's the entire privilege I had to represent my country. It's not the going to space alone; it's to be part of…

— Julie Payette

I really want to make it more accessible to minorities because I think it's a whole other world out there that my community and…

— Brandin Cooks

The president felt that it was important to send an ordinary citizen to experience the excitement of space travel as a representative for all…

— Christa McAuliffe

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 decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other…

— Bessie Coleman

A new space race has begun, and most Americans are not even aware of it. This race is not [about] political prestige or military…

— Ben Bova

I wanted to represent African-American athletes in a better way than what I saw when I grew up.

— Ahmad Rashad

Astronauts: space activists.

— Frank Borman

In the '60s astronauts were rockstars. Everyone wanted to be an astronaut.

— Grant Imahara