Astronaut Quote by Mae Jemison

To become an astronaut is not a question of being the best at something or things coming easy to you, but it's being a…

— Michael J. Massimino

The great thing about being an astronaut is you kind of get to do a little bit of everything. I mean, we're going to…

— David M. Brown

Most astronauts are very down-to-earth people. Many of us, three-quarters, have an engineering degree, and we have a very Cartesian, rational approach to things.

— Julie Payette

Is there any other job that beats being an astronaut? Who didn't want to be an astronaut? That is my question.

— Luca Parmitano

I don't think you ever really decide that you want to be an astronaut. I put in an application and hoped for the best.

— Kathleen Rubins

Most astronauts are very down-to-earth people. Many of us, three-quarters, have an engineering degree, and we have a very Cartesian, rational approach to things.…

— Julie Payette

I've been lucky enough to do theatre, film, and television for a career. Unless I get offered a job as an astronaut, I won't…

— Dexter Fletcher

Any astronaut can tell you you've got to do everything you can to learn about your life support system and then do everything you…

— Sylvia Earle

As an astronaut, when you're getting ready to go out of that hatch, you know that's the pinnacle of both your career and your…

— Thomas Marshburn

So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.

— Sally Ride

It was hard to become an astronaut. Not anywhere near as much physical training as people imagine, but a lot of mental training, a…

— Sally Ride

Astronauts working for the government will always need to be either pilots or mission specialists. Those who want to be pilots should have military…

— Buzz Aldrin