Aliens Quote by Leroy Chiao

If you increase the number of rockets you build and you buy, then it's the scale of the economy, the price is going to…

— Leroy Chiao

On the mission I brought a flag from China, I brought the stone sculpture from Hong Kong, and I brought a scroll from Taiwan.…

— Leroy Chiao

One day, people will be able to buy tickets to visit space.

— Leroy Chiao

I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us.…

— Leroy Chiao

I remember getting advice like, "Oh, do what interests you. Don't worry about tomorrow, live for today," kind of thing. And to a degree,…

— Leroy Chiao

When Russians were having troubles, the Space Shuttle supported the Space Station Mir bringing up much needed supplies and replacements, critical spares, really. That…

— Leroy Chiao

Tinkering is something we need to know how to do in order to keep something like the space station running. I am a tinkerer…

— Leroy Chiao

We were trying to do as much science as we could because that was the main purpose of the international space station. But without…

— Leroy Chiao

The space station mission was kind of the culmination of all of my experience of being a NASA Astronaut, so it had brought all…

— Leroy Chiao

The expense of getting into space is the rocket launch, the rocket itself. Rocket's right now, commercial rockets cost probably somewhere between $50, or…

— Leroy Chiao

If we're not able to launch our own people and operate our own spacecraft anymore then, you know, space - whether it should be…

— Leroy Chiao

When I was at NASA, I had a house on a small private airstrip that we shared between the flying community. I had a…

— Leroy Chiao