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I don't recall any interest in science in particular. It came later in college.
There is nothing like home anywhere. There's no place like home, even in space.
It's hard not to be excited when you're going to find a way to land on the moon.
I had the good fortune and the gift to be one of the 12 men to walk on the moon.
Once you've been first, it cannot be done again. Not by you, not by anyone else.
Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them.
America can take man to the moon, and America can take men to Mars - and beyond.
What you want to do, and what you can do, is limited only by what you can dream.
I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime.
Mars is far more attractive as an outpost colony for earthlings than the moon is.
Only a large-volume market like space travel can attack the barrier of high costs.
I remember it was hard to believe that I was taking a step onto the lunar surface.
We not only need to train people, we also need to develop deflection technologies.
Anytime we can save lives or prevent the destruction of property, we should do it.
We must still think of ourselves as pioneers to understand the importance of space.
I understand that Detroit was a pretty rough place to grow up in the '70s and '80s.
As a female pilot, the sacred rose garden in my heart is the motherland's blue sky.
We won't let you down. We will work together and successfully complete this mission.
Ever since I was a little boy, I dreamed I would do something important in aviation.
You almost wish you could turn off the COMM and just appreciate the deafening quiet.
We can both prevent asteroid impacts and address climate change. It's not either-or.
During the divorce process, I lived alone and tended to get extremely down on myself.
I don't think we're going to build a 50-person spacecraft or a 100-person spacecraft.
Let's light this fire one more time, Mike, and witness this great nation at its best.
For most of the time carrier aviation is more challenging than flying in a spacecraft
If that's there, I believe that technology will probably step up to their part of it.
Landing on the moon was a dream that millions of kids have had for hundreds of years.
I think every test pilot's dream is to be on the start of something that's brand new.
We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult.
It seems farther away now because there are no rockets getting there. Nobody is going.
To me, money is a commodity that a person must have to function, not a goal in itself.
Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities.
Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back.
Listen to the sounds of nature. Wishing you the best on your trek towards your dreams.
"What's the next thing that's going to kill me?" is a mantra for pilots and astronauts.
In summers, while growing up in India, we often slept in the courtyard under the stars.
Roger. Clear the tower. I got a pitch and a roll program, and this baby's really going.
The view from space is like having a globe on your desk -- it's a broadening experience.
Good leadership means leading the way, not hectoring other people to do things your way.
When I was eight years old to be a spaceman was the most exciting thing I could imagine.
Knowledge of the past and an optimistic view of the present give you great opportunities.
Unfortunately, kids are led to believe things are easier to achieve than they really are.
Spaceflight isn't just about doing experiments, it's about an extension of human culture.
The future infrared space telescope will cover that area in a much more efficient manner.
There's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done that you can't see in Columbia.
In flying, the probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.
NASA, like every government organization, has some bureaucracy, which can become slimmer.
A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.
The Moon is essentially gray - no color - looks like plaster of paris - soft of gray sand.
In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.