Astronaut Quote by Shannon Walker Download Open image “It's a little surprising to me that I'm the first Houstonian to be an astronaut.” — Shannon Walker ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Astronaut First Little Me Surprising
Houston is where I grew up and luckily I didn't have to go far to pursue my dream of becoming an astronaut. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. I grew up in Houston. Gordo Cooper was my favorite astronaut. — Dennis Quaid Copy Share Image
Why did I want to be an astronaut? That's not an easy question to answer because I know a lot of kids want to… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I grew up in Spokane, Washington, and I can't recall ever not wanting to be an astronaut. — Anne McClain Copy Share Image
I wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself into one. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If you look, like, in 1960, there was no such thing as an astronaut. It was a totally fanciful concept, but nine years later… — Travis Beacham Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I wanted to become an astronaut because I believe that the exploration of space by humans is extremely important. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Most of my family and friends are very familiar with the human space flight program and with the excitement of becoming an astronaut. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Houston's a very big town. It's changed a lot over my lifetime, it's quite a bit bigger now than it was when I was… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I think one of the ways that we can fight against climate change is keep showing what we're doing to the planet, and we've… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
One thing I really like about flying is that it is an activity that my mother and I can do together. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
When I was in high school we had the first shuttle launch, and it reinvigorated my enthusiasm for the space program. I was in… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I'm one who likes to eat regularly, so not being able to eat for eight hours makes me a little cranky. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I was having a hard time getting interest from future employers because of my physics background. It seemed all anyone wanted was engineers. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I can talk about casting a ballot from space since I did it last time I was on the space station. They basically send… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I went to school at night in L.A. to brush up on my engineering while I applied to the astronaut program. I really did… — Mae Jemison Copy Share Image
'You spin in the sky, the world spins under you, and you step from land to land, while we . . .' She turned… — Samuel R. Delany Copy Share Image
I think the astronaut job is the best job in the world. I realized when I was older and started applying for it that… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share Image
NASA is developing space taxis to shuttle astronauts to the International Space Station. And just like New York taxis, they're all going to be… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute… — Mae Jemison Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when people find out I’m an astronaut, they ask, “So what do you do when you’re not flying in space?” — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Rugby has surprisingly helped me a lot as an astronaut and when I'm training in the space suit. — Anne McClain Copy Share Image
As a former Apollo astronaut, I think it's safe to say that SpaceX and the other commercial developers embody the 21st century version of… — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
My optimism and confidence come not from feeling I'm luckier than other mortals, and they sure don't come from visualizing victory. They're the result… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“My experiences in the Astronaut Corps had taught me that you never know what will happen from day to day. It’s best to experience… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
As a kid, I knew I wanted to be either a cartoonist or an astronaut. The latter was never much of a possibility, as… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us.… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
