Quotes by Astronauts

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
Some of the senior people, the very senior astronauts, shook my hand and said, 'K.C., you did a great job. Don't let anyone tell you different.' Kalpana Chawla
Great You People Job Astronauts Tell Great Job Some Said Hand Very Shook Did Senior Different Anyone
Material interests are not the only guiding light. Kalpana Chawla
Light Guiding Only Material Interests
If you find something that you're excited about and you're interested in, my advice to young women and young men would be do what you're really interested in and what drives and motivates you. Kathleen Rubins
You Women Men Advice Young Would Would-Be Find About Something Drives Excited Motivates Interested Young Men Young Women Really
Most germs aren't bad. You're in a microbial environment all the time. Kathleen Rubins
Time You Bad Environment Most
There's a world of insights to be gained into human health and disease by understanding how gravity and space radiation influence biology. Kathleen Rubins
Health World Space Understanding Biology Insights How Disease Human Influence Gained Human Health Radiation Gravity
Folks should find what really inspires them; they should always pursue what they want to do. Kathleen Rubins
Find Folks Pursue Inspires Always Want Them Really Should
Young people can accomplish a lot. Kathleen Rubins
People Young Accomplish Lot Young People
They say that in space, nobody can hear you scream. The first time I stepped out of the airlock, I was ready to scream - not because I was scared but because I was so excited to see the Earth below me. Kathleen Rubins
Time Me You Space First Earth Say Out Scared See Excited Stepped Nobody Because First Time Ready Hear Scream They Say Below
I think it's going to be amazing to see how the world of microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and human physiology is massively changed by microgravity. Kathleen Rubins
World Amazing Think Biology Changed See Physiology Massively How Going Cellular Human Molecular
When I was 16, my dad took me to a DNA conference at the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco, California, and I was captivated by this way of looking at biology and by the discussions of bits of nucleic acid that could make us sick. Kathleen Rubins
Me Science Looking Biology Sick Took Way Francisco Bits Could California Make Conference Discussions Acid San San Francisco Us Captivated Dad Museum
As an undergraduate majoring in biology at the University of California, San Diego, I worked on infectious diseases at the nearby Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Kathleen Rubins
Biology Studies Institute Undergraduate California Infectious Diseases Diego San San Diego Worked Nearby Biological University University Of California
You need nerves of steel if climbing aboard a rocket is your career path. Kathleen Rubins
You Path Nerves Steel Climbing Rocket Your Career Career Path Need
NASA trains you to assess emergency situations and react in a way to keep yourself and everyone else safe. Kathleen Rubins
You Yourself Else Everyone Everyone Else Way Emergency Safe React NASA Trains Situations Keep Assess
I thought I was prepared for space, and it still absolutely defied every expectation and dream. It is an incredible thing to put yourself on a rocket and launch off the planet. It is an amazing thing to see the planet from space. This blue sphere is almost indescribably beautiful. Kathleen Rubins
Beautiful Yourself Amazing Space Thought Expectation Every Incredible Defied Sphere Launch Dream Dream It See Absolutely Put Almost Still Amazing Thing Rocket Off Blue Planet Prepared Thing
We have to engineer devices that are going to work in space stations. Those same things are going to work in the most remote regions on Earth. Kathleen Rubins
Work Space Engineer Earth Those Stations Devices Remote Most Same Going Same Things Regions Things
Sequencing DNA on the ISS will enable NASA to see what happens to genetic material in space in real time, rather than looking at a snapshot of DNA before launch and another snapshot of DNA after launch and filling in the blanks. Kathleen Rubins
Time Space Will Looking Before Launch See Rather Blanks Genetic Another Enable Material Real NASA Snapshot Than Real Time After Happens Sequencing Filling
I've always been fascinated with science and exploring our world, from microbes to the solar system. Kathleen Rubins
Science World Solar Our Solar System Our World System Always Been Exploring Fascinated
You absolutely know you're in space when you're doing a spacewalk. That was pretty interesting because you can feel vacuum. It actually changes your vocal cords because the pressure inside the suit drops quite a bit, so your voice feels different. Kathleen Rubins
You Space Pressure Changes Bit Inside Pretty Vocal Vocal Cords Voice Absolutely Drops Feel Feels Know Because Doing Quite Quite A Bit Different Interesting Your Actually Vacuum Cords Suit
When we're doing the space walks, we're working very very hard. Every single minute is choreographed. But there's a few minutes here and there where ground is maybe talking about something, and you have to put your tools down and wait. Just getting a chance to look through your visor and see the planet go by was incredible. Kathleen Rubins
You Wait Space Single Walks Few Down Every Incredible Tools See Minute Minutes About Something Through Put Look Talking Doing Go Very Getting Maybe Just Where Planet Working Your Hard Ground Here Chance
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
Best You Think Astronaut Hoped Put Want Decide Really Ever Application
It changes your perspective to be able to look out the window and see the planet. One of the thoughts that I had when I first got up here was, 'We really do live on a planet, and we are in a solar system, and we are flying through space right now.' I mean, this is something that you know, obviously, but to see the planet - it's amazing. Kathleen Rubins
Thoughts You Amazing Space Perspective Solar First Live Changes Solar System Flying System Out See Able Window Something Through Had Know Look Obviously Got Up Mean Planet Really Your Now Right Here
We spend our spare time taking care of little things. I can watch a little bit of college and professional football if I want to... Our favorite pastime is trying to take pictures of our hometowns from space. Kevin A. Ford
Time Little Things Space Care College Our Spend Bit Favorite Take Football Taking Pictures Pastime Trying Want Little Little Bit Spare Spare Time Professional Professional Football Things Watch
I think if I had to choose, I would rather have gravity instead of zero gravity. It's fun for a while, but I'd rather live on Earth. Kevin A. Ford
Live Think Earth Would Rather Had Instead While Choose Fun Zero Gravity
When the guys come back in from the spacewalk, there really is a distinct smell of space; it's something I will never forget. Kevin A. Ford
Space Will Smell Back Distinct Something Guys Never Never Forget Come Forget Really
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