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Once we get beyond Mars, which formed from the same stuff as Earth, the likelihood that life is similar to what we find on this planet is very low. John M. Grunsfeld

Life Once Earth Find Mars Similar Stuff Beyond Likelihood Very Get Same Same Stuff Which Formed Low Planet

I thrive with high-performance challenges in front of me. John M. Grunsfeld

Me Challenges Thrive Front

Here on Earth, we're exposed to asteroids hitting the Earth, eventual changes in the Sun, changes in the Earth's climate, things we're doing to the Earth's climate. If we want to survive, we need to become a multi-planet species. That's further down the road, but the first wave is going to be the explorers. John M. Grunsfeld

First Become Down Changes Wave Earth Further Sun Road Climate Doing Survive Hitting Going Want To Survive Explorers Down The Road Exposed Eventual Species Things Here Need

Sciences are being unified by the search for life in the universe. John M. Grunsfeld

Life Universe Sciences Being Unified Search

If I could live in space, I would definitely do that. John M. Grunsfeld

Space Live Definitely Would Could If I Could

I think that space exploration as a broad activity is the most important things that humans can do. I've always found it fascinating, interesting, compelling, and I have a drive to go out into space. John M. Grunsfeld

I see no difference between scientific exploration and human exploration. John M. Grunsfeld

No Difference See Between Scientific Human Difference Exploration

There's a perspective that I've gained as an astronaut that I didn't get from my science activities. In my science activities, I learned by the seat of my pants. Spending 17 years as an astronaut, I learned the NASA formalism of systems engineering as if my life depended on it. Literally. John M. Grunsfeld

Life Science Perspective My Life Engineering Spending Pants Astronaut Systems Learned NASA Years Get Depended Literally Gained Activities Seat

The Hubble Space Telescope, which was designed for extreme servicing, you know, we can fix everything. And the James Webb Space Telescope, where we can fix nothing. It has to work the first time. And it's a very complicated telescope. John M. Grunsfeld

When I grew up as a kid, we didn't know there were any other planets outside of our own solar system. It was widely speculated that planet formation was an incredibly rare event and that it's possible that other planets just don't exist in our galaxy, and it's just this special situation where we happen to have planets around our sun. John M. Grunsfeld

Solar Rare Own Situation Other Incredibly Our Solar System Kid Sun System Possible Outside Know Around Were Exist Up Any Just Where Grew Happen Formation Galaxy Planet Planets Special Event Widely

Because of Hubble and other telescopes, we've now discovered that there are probably planets around every star, or virtually every star. There are solar systems around most stars. And the fact that we're here on a planet, Earth, means that it's likely there's lots of other Earths out there. John M. Grunsfeld

Solar Stars Every Other Virtually Earth Out Systems Fact Most Likely Because Around Discovered Hubble Lots Planet Planet Earth Planets Means Star Now Here

When I first went to Hubble, as an astronomer and as a scientist, it was a dream come true. And as an astronaut, the Hubble missions are premiere missions because Hubble is so important to science, so important to humanity, that it's just a very special event. But as an astronomer, it was sort of the holy grail of missions. John M. Grunsfeld

You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way. Kalpana Chawla

Journey You Have Fun Enjoy Way Must Because Get Whether Fun

The journey matters as much as the goal. Kalpana Chawla

Journey Matters Goal Much

We gazed dreamily at the Milky Way and once in a while caught some shooting stars. Times like those gave me the opportunity to wonder and ask all those very basic questions. That sense of awe for the heavens started there. Kalpana Chawla

Me Opportunity Sense Stars Gave Gazed Once Way Those Some Like Caught Questions Very Wonder Times Shooting Heavens While Ask Milky Way Awe Basic Started

If you want to do something, what does it matter where you are ranked? Kalpana Chawla

You Matter Ranked Something Does Where Want

I don't know why I always liked aerospace engineering. I was in the 10th grade when I figured that's what I wanted to do. Kalpana Chawla

Engineering Know Liked Always Aerospace Grade Wanted Figured Why

I was interested in aerospace and flying, and the U.S. is really the best place in the world for flying. Kalpana Chawla

Best World Flying Aerospace Place Interested Really

The quickest way may not necessarily be the best. Kalpana Chawla

Best Way Quickest Way May Necessarily

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