Astronaut Quote by Philippe Perrin

“I think doing something of your life is something that you've got deep inside, whether it's to, whether you want to be an astronaut or a, whether you want to do science, or whether you want to be a movie star, or whatever”

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And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation…

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So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or the Expedition crew. Of course, I think I want…

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And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to go to space. It was the privilege of being…

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It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is

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