Famous quotes by Astronauts

AstronautsFrom the midsts of area to the heights of human accomplishment, astronauts have actually motivated generations with their words of knowledge. From Neil Armstrong's renowned initial words on the moon to the a lot more recent musings of Chris Hadfield, astronauts have shared their special point of views on life, expedition, and the universe. Here are some of one of the most motivating quotes from astronauts who have ventured into the unknown.
Small: Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind -
Neil Armstrong
"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: Ive had a chance to fly a lot of different airplanes, but it was nothing like the shuttle ride - Chris Hadfiel
Chris Hadfield
"I've had a chance to fly a lot of different airplanes, but it was nothing like the shuttle ride"
Chris Hadfield, Astronaut
Small: I like adventure - Marc Garneau
Marc Garneau
"I like adventure"
Marc Garneau, Astronaut
Small: And now for Return to Flight, Im chief of robotics working in the astronaut office in Houston, as a Canadian -
Chris Hadfield
"And now for Return to Flight, I'm chief of robotics working in the astronaut office in Houston, as a Canadian"
Chris Hadfield, Astronaut
Small: But Im the only one who can paint the moon, because Im the only one who knows whether thats right or not - Ala
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, Astronaut
Small: Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patient
Chris Hadfield
"Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patients in an extreme, remote environment without the presence of a physician"
Chris Hadfield, Astronaut
Small: So without that Canadian invention we were grounded. And so that was a really important and key part of the mi
Chris Hadfield
"So without that Canadian invention we were grounded. And so that was a really important and key part of the mission and Canadians should take real pride in it"
Chris Hadfield, Astronaut
Small: It is spectacular. From about five minutes in, when we knew for sure that we were going to have the weather to
Chris Hadfield
"It is spectacular. From about five minutes in, when we knew for sure that we were going to have the weather to go, the smile on my face just got bigger and bigger, and I was just beaming through the whole launch. I mean, it is just an amazing ride"
Chris Hadfield, Astronaut
Small: Ive been lucky enough to fly to space twice - Chris Hadfield
Chris Hadfield
"I've been lucky enough to fly to space twice"
Chris Hadfield, Astronaut
Small: Yeah, I wasnt chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that partic
Neil Armstrong
"Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role. That wasn't planned by anyone"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, thats when somet
Neil Armstrong
"Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as w
Neil Armstrong
"We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well as anyone could ever have expected"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind - Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
"This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my time, and a lot of travel - Neil Arm
Neil Armstrong
"The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my time, and a lot of travel"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and
Neil Armstrong
"The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: The Eagle has landed - Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
"The Eagle has landed"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the ne
Neil Armstrong
"Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: Research is creating new knowledge - Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
"Research is creating new knowledge"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying - Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
"Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of mans desire to understand - Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
"Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: Its a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so muc
Neil Armstrong
"It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye,
Neil Armstrong
"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand - Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
"In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: If thats there, I believe that technology will probably step up to their part of it - Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
"If that's there, I believe that technology will probably step up to their part of it"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful - Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
"I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: I think were going to the moon because its in the nature of the human being to face challenges. Its by the nat
Neil Armstrong
"I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth - Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
"I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work - Ne
Neil Armstrong
"I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually d
Neil Armstrong
"I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I dont intend to waste any of mine running aroun
Neil Armstrong
"I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
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