Quotes by Astronauts

There is a potential to be a big explosion of what spaceflight is gonna mean to just an everyday person in the near future. I think it's very hopeful for our young people: all the exciting things that they could be doing in the future relative to space and space exploration. Peggy Whitson

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Zero gravity is such an alien environment - completely different from everything we've grown up with every single day of our lives. And it's incomprehensible how much better it was than I anticipated it would be. Peggy Whitson

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Walking in space is absolutely the most exhilarating part of a mission. The view is just incredible. Peggy Whitson

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One of the most beautiful sights is when the rim of the Earth is bright on one side, and you see this defined line of the atmosphere. You see how close and thin it is. We've got to be careful. We've got to take care of this planet. Peggy Whitson

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One of the astronauts I came to admire the most is John Young. Peggy Whitson

Young Astronauts Admire John Most Came

I don't sing in the shower. Peggy Whitson

Sing Shower

I love working at NASA, but the part that has been the most satisfying on a day-to-day basis, hour-to-hour, minute-to-minute, has been working on board the space station. Even if I'm just cleaning the vents in the fans, it all is important. Peggy Whitson

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You can solve problems, but the solutions don't always have to be elaborate or expensive. Peggy Whitson

You Problems Solutions Solve Always Expensive Elaborate

The Earth is incredibly beautiful. Peggy Whitson

Beautiful Incredibly Earth

I do think space hotels are probably in our future. Peggy Whitson

Future Space Think Our Hotels

Viewing the earth from above gives you this sense of how special the planet is that we live on. Peggy Whitson

You Sense Live Earth Above Gives How Planet Viewing Special

Even if my job for the day is cleaning the vents or fixing the toilet, it still feels good to be a part of the space program and advancing exploration. Peggy Whitson

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Being a biochemist, I did a lot of tissue-culture research prior to working at NASA and when I first started working there. Peggy Whitson

First Research Prior NASA Lot Did Being Working Started

The flight was extremely normal... for the first 36 seconds then after that got very interesting. Pete Conrad

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I think we need to do a little more all-weather testing. Pete Conrad

Think More Testing Little Need

Roger. Clear the tower. I got a pitch and a roll program, and this baby's really going. Pete Conrad

Baby Clear Tower Got Roger Roll Pitch Going Really Program

In thinking back to when we had our big glitch, I remember seeing it get light outside the window. We were in the clouds; I'm pretty sure we got hit by lightning. Pete Conrad

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I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts. Philippe Perrin

Space Problems Think Visible Astronauts Ecological New Witnessing Roles Essential

We also had to bring with us some desired scientific equipment over to the station as well as assemble new machines. For that, I had to conduct two space walks. Philippe Perrin

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This mission was the project of a decade's work. Philippe Perrin

Work Project Mission Decade

The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation. Philippe Perrin

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