Courage Quote by Katherine Johnson

My feelings are 'Godspeed, John Glenn.' But I feel badly that he took a spot away from a young astronaut who had probably waited…

— Wally Funk

Glenn must think he's still in space. He's orbiting the issues faster than he orbited earth.

— Ernest Hollings

I love the John Glenn model... I may call NASA in 25 years or so, and see if they'd like to send me to Mars.

— Sally Ride

Army astronauts have a very proud legacy in the astronaut program.

— Anne McClain

“So long as we are being remembered, we remain alive.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“As a culture, we had no heroes. Certainly not any politician--Barack Obama was then the most admired man in America (and likely still is),…

— J.D. Vance

One of the astronauts I came to admire the most is John Young.

— Peggy Whitson

Our nation is indeed fortunate that we can still draw on an immense reservoir of courage, character, and fortitude, that we are still blessed…

— Ronald Reagan

I'm honored to be recognized among generations of astronauts who were at the forefront of exploring our universe for the benefit of humankind.

— Ellen Ochoa

“Humanity had implemented space travel three hundred years ago, taking their place in the galactic government a mere hundred years later. They’d soon become…

— Jamie Grey

We must still think of ourselves as pioneers to understand the importance of space.

— Buzz Aldrin

“...the enduring human need to be remembered.”

— Ben Sherwood