Quotes by Astronauts

The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident. Sally Ride
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Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine. Sally Ride
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I don't have any nicknames. Sally Ride
Any Nicknames
I do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space stamps and Olympics stamps. Sally Ride
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The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had 29 men and 6 women - those men were all very used to working with women. Sally Ride
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So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight. Sally Ride
Before Astronauts Most Couple Years Flight Assigned
The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency. Sally Ride
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On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot. Sally Ride
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Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and crawl into and then close up, almost like a little bedroom. Sally Ride
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It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be careful that you don't float into somebody or something! Sally Ride
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It's no secret that I've been reluctant to use my name for things. Sally Ride
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I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life. Sally Ride
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You know, I go around the country a lot. Sally Ride
You Country Know Around Go Lot
I think eventually private enterprise will be able to send people into orbit, but I suspect initially it's going to have to be with NASA's help. Sally Ride
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Pioneering in space was something I would willingly give my life for. Scott Carpenter
Life Space My Life Willingly Would Give Something Pioneering
This is a really big space station. We do a lot of various kinds of work here, different kinds of science experiments; we have over 400 different experiments going on at any one time in different areas, from basic science research to medical technology, that hopefully will benefit more people on Earth. Scott Kelly
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A year is a long time to live without the human contact of loved ones, fresh air, and gravity, to name a few. Scott Kelly
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It's a combination of science, maintenance, and general housekeeping. And then, occasionally, robotics activities or a spacewalk you might get to do. Scott Kelly
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I would say that as a government employee, I am subject to the Hatch Act. Scott Kelly
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The space station here is a magical place and an incredible science facility. Scott Kelly
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There's a lot of work to do - not only the science but maintaining the facilities up here. When you go down from a crew of six to a crew of three, obviously you've lost half of your crew time available, so it does have an impact. But it's an impact we plan for. Scott Kelly
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Leaving the space station was bittersweet - I had been there for a long time and looked forward to leaving, but it is a remarkable place. Scott Kelly
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I am humbled and excited by new opportunities for me to support and share the amazing work NASA is doing to help us travel farther into the solar system and work with the next generation of science and technology leaders. Scott Kelly
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There are definitely parts of Asia, Central America that when you look at them from space, you're always looking through a haze of pollution. As far as the atmosphere is concerned, and being able to see the surface, you know, I would say definitely those areas that I mentioned look kind of sick. Scott Kelly
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As far as whether there is life there on Mars or whether there was actually ever life there, I don't know. It would be great to find out, though. Scott Kelly
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I don't mean to say it's not fresh on the space station, but there's nothing like new, cold air coming into the capsule. Scott Kelly
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