#astronaut

It was a mission of celebration: never had two Mexican-Americans flown up in space on the same mission, and never did burritos shine so brightly. ↗

— Gustavo Arellano

#mexican-americans #mexican-cuisine #food

And, so I set my goals on astronaut because, as a military aviator, it was, I considered that to be about the peak of a flying career. ↗

— Duane G. Carey

#astronaut #aviator #because #career #considered

Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives. ↗

— Ellen Ochoa

#endeavor #launch #lives #most #our

Being an astronaut is a wonderful career. I feel very privileged. But what I really hope for young people is that they find a career they're passionate about, something that's challenging and worthwhile. ↗

— Ellen Ochoa

#astronaut #being #career #challenging #feel

What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery. ↗

— Ellen Ochoa

#background #common #corps #desire #discovery

I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts. ↗

— Philippe Perrin

#ecological #essential #i #i think #new

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

#case #during #emergency #goes #helps

I've been approached to do some things with astronauts and the preparation that astronauts go through. ↗

— William Shatner

#astronauts #been #go #i #preparation

It would be great some day to have astronauts in a rover on Mars. But just about anyone except an oil company executive would say its more important to have 50 million solar powered vehicles in the United States. ↗

— Brad Sherman

#anyone #astronauts #company #day #except

While I'm not a celebrity, it's such a weird concept that society has cooked up for us. Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#astronauts #celebrity #concept #cooked #i