Quotes by Astronauts

America can take man to the moon, and America can take men to Mars - and beyond. Buzz Aldrin

Man Moon Men Mars Take Beyond America To The Moon

The objects that are of moderate energy, like our sun or most of the stars that we see in the night sky with the naked eye, are objects in which relatively moderate energy processes are taking place. Claude Nicollier

Sky Naked Energy Stars Our Relatively Sun Eye See Objects Taking Naked Eye Like Most Moderate Place Which Processes Night

So, we have to get up and get pumped up for each day. Duane G. Carey

Day Pumped Up Get Each Each Day

I do believe there is life in outer space. Mathematically, there has to be, and if you believe as I do that there is a creator of the universe, then how can we be so arrogant to believe he created life here and nowhere else? Gene Cernan

Life You Space Arrogant Believe Universe Else Outer Outer Space He How Mathematically Then Created Creator Nowhere Here

Curiosity is the essence of human existence. 'Who are we? Where are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?'... I don't know. I don't have any answers to those questions. I don't know what's over there around the corner. But I want to find out. Gene Cernan

I walked on the Moon. What can’t you do? Gene Cernan

You Moon Walked

I'm not interested in my legacy. I made up a word: 'live-acy.' I'm more interested in living. John Glenn

Word Made Living More Up Legacy Not Interested Interested

The time will come when we permit more people in space. John Glenn

Time People Space Will More More People Come Permit

The first view of the Earth is magical. It is a very overpowering realization that the Earth is so small. It affected me. I could not get over the notion that in such a small planet, with such a small ribbon of life, so much goes on. It is as if the whole place is sacred. Kalpana Chawla

You are just your intelligence. Kalpana Chawla

You Intelligence Just Your

I want to make sure that that future that we're creating is one that is the best it can be for people around the world, and also one that includes the full range of our talent and our skills - and, you know, gender and ethnicity, geography - to solving the world's problems. Mae Jemison

The level of confidence women are able to build in women-only groups is important. Mae Jemison

Confidence Women Important Build Able Women Are Groups Level

I'm substantially concerned about the policy directions of the space agency. We have a situation in the U.S. where the White House and Congress are at odds over what the future direction should be. They're sort of playing a game and NASA is the shuttlecock that they're hitting back and forth. Neil Armstrong

Future Game Space Odds Situation White White House Congress Back About Direction Directions Over House Concerned Policy Sort NASA Hitting Substantially Where Agency Forth Should Playing

It's like being a bird, maybe, the perspective of flying over the Earth. Peggy Whitson

Perspective Bird Earth Flying Over Like Maybe Being

The student develops an analytical as well as finely blended character. He is able to choose from a wide variety of job fields from which to embrace a career, without having to be a specialist in one particular discipline. Philippe Perrin

Character Discipline Job Analytical Embrace Able Finely Having Variety Student He Develops Blended Particular Well Without Which Fields Choose Specialist Wide Wide Variety Career

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary. Sally Ride

Experience Scary Adventures New Territory New Territory

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen. Sally Ride

You Waiting Space Big Launch Ready Sitting Getting Happen Explosion

I am deeply grieved by the loss of the crew of Columbia. I express my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the astronauts. I believe that their names will remain as the bright sparkling stars in the universe and will light the way for those who will follow them on the difficult roads of space exploration. Valentina Tereshkova

History Light Space Will Believe Stars Difficult Universe Crew Way Those Astronauts Follow Remain Columbia Roads Sincere Names Am Loss Condolences Friends Families Space Exploration Them Sparkling Exploration Who Express Bright Deeply

If you remember back to some of the television we saw, Buzz and Neil on the Moon with Apollo 11. Black and white. They were bouncing around a lot. They were really bouncing on their tip toes. Quite fun to do. Alan Bean

But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that's right or not. Alan Bean

Moon Only Knows Because Whether Paint Who Right

The moon is very rugged. Alan Bean

Rugged Moon Very