Quote by Hugh Harris

The nature of the shuttle was, we couldn't put a crew escape system in it.

— Robert Crippen

“We’re astronauts. All of the expedition members have been astronauts.”

— Jeff VanderMeer

“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”

— Robyn Yong

“Sometimes when people find out I’m an astronaut, they ask, “So what do you do when you’re not flying in space?”

— Chris Hadfield

“You get an astronaut's life whether you want it or not. Leave it all behind for a world you know nothing about. That's just…

— Joe Hill

“Despite not being an astronaut or ever wanting to go to space, I can’t help but feel a sense of awe.”

— B.C. Chase

“He asked whether I wanted to become an astronaut and I said I did. He said that it was very difficult to become an…

— Mark Haddon

“If you ever care to see how all the world’s most awful jokes spread, spend a day on a bond trading desk. When the…

— Michael Lewis

“We cannot let these beings capture us or this ship.” He looked at each of the others before speaking again. “That leaves one course…

— Greg Spry

“There was no escape from it once we got sucked in. We tried all sorts of maneuvering but still it shot us in a…

— Mike Kendrick

“There was life in outer space, but you didn’t want to get it on you.”

— John Jackson Miller

“There are two ways to escape: escape without a purpose and escape with a purpose. I call the former 'floating', and the latter 'flight'.”

— Kinoko Nasu