Astronaut Quote by Michael J. Massimino

When I became an astronaut, I was an engineer.

— Julie Payette

I ran the astronaut school for six years, and I was the commandant and when I finished in '65, 26 of my guys went…

— Chuck Yeager

Like a lot of kids, I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. With me, it stuck more than most kids. Ever…

— Shannon Walker

Becoming an astronaut was a little bit of happenstance for me.

— Sunita Williams

It so happened that my goals kind of matched my career progression toward becoming an astronaut.

— John L. Phillips

And now for Return to Flight, I'm chief of robotics working in the astronaut office in Houston, as a Canadian.

— Chris Hadfield

I always wanted to be an astronaut.

— Dennis Quaid

When I was in Class Four, I wanted to be an astronaut. I am still fascinated with the universe. I decided I wanted to…

— Rajkummar Rao

Growing up in the shadow of Johnson Space Center and moving to Texas to welcome our last moon mission home, I wanted to be…

— Pete Olson

I was a naval officer and aviator. I tested airplanes and got selected to be an astronaut later on.

— Jim Lovell

My degrees are in physics and space physics, and I did well enough in university that I actually started working at the Johnson Space…

— Shannon Walker

I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as an educator with…

— Christa McAuliffe