Quotes by Astronauts

At this point I thought 'We made it,' by which I meant 'We survived.' I also was acutely aware that my childhood dream of flying into space had just come true.

Ron Garan

Ideally, the ISS program will just be one more incremental step on an expanding, incredible journal of exploration and understanding, taking us higher and farther.

Ron Garan

I lay on my back, surprised at how calm and focused I felt, strapped to four and a half million pounds of explosives.

Ron Garan

Everyone I have spoken with about working with the Russians in space exploration believes that the United States has learned a great deal from Russia and that Russia has learned a great deal from the United States – and that the entire international space partnership is much better because of it.

Ron Garan

You can't solve problems until you understand the other side." –Jeffrey Manber

Ron Garan

My optimism and confidence come not from feeling I'm luckier than other mortals, and they sure don't come from visualizing victory. They're the result of a lifetime spent visualizing defeat and figuring out how to prevent it. Like most astronauts, I'm pretty sure that I can deal with what life throws at me because I've thought about what to do if things go wrong, as well as right. That's the power of negative thinking.

Chris Hadfield

People are more likely to remember the great social interaction they had with a colleague than the great meeting they both attended.

Ron Garan