Chosen Quote by Neil Armstrong

I always said that though I was the first, I wanted to be the first of many.

— Barbara Mikulski

I think you jump into things without thinking ahead very much because I had never been in an airplane - even in a commercial…

— Fred Haise

We were flying on a winged vehicle that would do reentry different than we had ever done before. So all of those were firsts.…

— Robert Crippen

I just personally decided I was going to be the first woman fighter pilot.

— Martha McSally

The truth is, you don't ever decide on a role, not when you first begin. You audition for the role, and you're lucky to…

— Cuba Gooding, Jr

I'll admit I wanted to be a pilot, originally.

— Kent McCord

Acting was never part of the plan - at one point I wanted to be an RAF pilot, but I wasnt made of the…

— Robson Green

I was the first Navy, Marine or Air Force person who had been an astronaut to return back to the Air Force. I had…

— Buzz Aldrin

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

— Jim Lovell

I feel like I'm the chosen one, but I chose myself.

— Skepta

My first inclination was toward flying and being a pilot.

— Kevin A. Ford

It's always hard, after you've been in command, to take a lesser role.

— Walter Cronkite