Astronaut

Maybe it was the challenge of flight, the opportunity to fly, the competition of summer camp and the inspiration and discipline of West Point. I think all of those things helped me to develop a dedication and inspired me to get ahead.

I don't watch 'American Idol,' but I wouldn't call it 'undignified.'

Saya pikir manusia akan mencapai Mars, dan saya ingin melihatnya terjadi dalam hidup saya.

Space is not just going up and coming back down again. Space is getting into orbit and being there, living there, establishing a presence, a permanence.

What are you going to do with astronauts who first reach the surface of Mars and then turn around and rocket back home-ward? What are they going to do, write their memoirs? Would they go again? Having them repeat the voyage, in my view, is dim-witted. Why don't they stay there on Mars?

Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities.

The best way to study Mars is with two hands, eyes and ears of a geologist, first at a moon orbiting Mars... and then on the surface.

I'm not in favor of just taking short-term isolated situations and depleting our resources to keep our climate just the way it is today.

Like actors and writers who are on and off again in terms of employment, I had a very unstructured life.

Whenever I gaze up at the moon, I feel like I'm on a time machine. I am back to that precious pinpoint of time, standing on the foreboding - yet beautiful - Sea of Tranquility. I could see our shining blue planet Earth poised in the darkness of space.

Fighter pilots have ice in their veins. They don't have emotions. They think, anticipate. They know that fear and other concerns cloud your mind from what's going on and what you should be involved in.

To me, money is a commodity that a person must have to function, not a goal in itself.

Who put their foot in the Missouri River first: Lewis or Clark? Who cares!

Astronot bukanlah manusia super. Mereka menjalani kehidupan biasa dan memiliki kepribadian yang bervariasi.

For the future, primarily, we must educate people in science, engineering, technology and math.

I still say, 'Shoot for the moon; you might get there.'

The society of life on Mars, or the challenge of making Mars more livable, will have significant benefits on our attempts to modify and change in some ways the environment here on Earth.

American greatness was elevated significantly after Sputnik.

The way I see it, commercial interests should manage a lunar base while NASA gets on with the really important task of flying to Mars.

Most people never believed in the real possibility of going to the moon, and neither did I until I was in my twenties.