Cosmonauts Quote by Shannon Lucid

You're in charge but don't touch the controls.

— Shannon Lucid

NASA appreciates the efforts of Congress to resolve restrictions placed on our partnership with Russia. Congress' action helps to ensure the continuous presence of…

— Michael D. Griffin

In America, we have no means of getting to our own Space Station. We have to pay the Russians to put our people up…

— John Glenn

When they saw me in my space suit and the parachute dragging alongside as I walked, they started to back away in fear. I…

— Yuri Gagarin

I think it's reasonable: you can own your nerd credibility when you're an astronaut.

— Kathleen Rubins

You have a lot of things to do when you're out on a space walk, and that sort of overwhelms your mind.

— Sunita Williams

When you're in a spacecraft, you need to know what things you can touch and what things you shouldn't touch!

— Buzz Aldrin

“On the Soyuz, there’s simply not room to fly someone whose main contribution is expertise in a single area. The Russian rocket ship only…

— Chris Hadfield

As a designer, the mission with which we have been charged is simple: providing space at the right cost.

— Harry von Zell

You don't pass up a ride to space.

— Victor J. Glover

When you talk to crews that went to Mir or have gone up to International Space Station, they say that you go through different…

— Laurel Clark

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

— Fred Hoyle