Engineering Quote by Shannon Walker

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

NASA is a big organization with a lot of needs that have to be met. So there are a lot of opportunities.

— Bruce Pittman

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

Everyone in the astronaut program has a degree in a science field. The crew are the ones who do the experiments, help to design…

— Mae Jemison

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

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

— Luca Parmitano

Science at NASA is all about exploring the endless frontier of the Earth and space.

— John M. Grunsfeld

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

I can't think of anything specific growing up that pointed me toward NASA at all. I was interested in the Moon landings just about…

— Laurel Clark

My advice for an aspiring astronaut is to really follow your passion. I mean, study something that interests you, but also qualifies you to…

— Leroy Chiao

You think you want to be an astronaut, and then after a while you're a geo-major for whatever reason. That's just the way it…

— Rob Brown

All the traditional STEM fields, the science, technology, engineering, and math fields, are stoked when you dream big in an agency such as NASA.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson