Astronauts Quote by Jim Lovell

I have gone through so many examinations of what a hero is, between the World War II stuff and the astronaut stuff.

— Tom Hanks

I don't feel like a hero - just another person involved in the space business. I'm hoping to encourage young folks to become explorers.

— Sunita Williams

I've always loved airplanes and flight. The space program was really important to me as a kid. I still have a photo of Armstrong…

— Bill Nye

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

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

I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.

— Neil Armstrong

The thing I'll remember most about the flight is that it was fun. In fact, I'm sure it was the most fun that I'll…

— Sally Ride

I was pretty much nonexistent on the Internet before NASA, and that was really because I've been inspired by amazing sacrifices of people who…

— Jonny Kim

I was the most emotional of the flight directors. Space really got me all honked up.

— Gene Kranz

Then there was the challenge to keep doing better and better, to fly the best test flight that anybody had ever flown. That led…

— Alan Shepard

Millions of people were inspired by the Apollo Program. I was five years old when I watched Apollo 11 unfold on television, and without…

— Jeff Bezos

I feel privileged and honored to have flown. It's been a tremendous ride, looking back on the legacy and accomplishments, like the Hubble telescope…

— Alan G. Poindexter