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“Here, in low earth orbit, we're going around the earth, so we can actually use an Internet protocol phone because we have the appropriate satellites that can get those bandwidths.”
“Find your passion. Because with that passion, you can do anything.”
“I think, just philosophically, we're made to explore.”
“Everything every day here on Earth is based on gravity, and you don't realize it until you don't have it anymore.”
“I think the International Space Station is providing a key bridge from us living on Earth to going somewhere into deep space.”
“In space for a short time, I think most people could survive that. If you're sending an average person who's healthy for a short period of time, I think that's quite doable.”
“We are absolutely ready to go to Mars. It's going to be a fantastic journey getting there and very exciting times.”
“Walking in space is absolutely the most exhilarating part of a mission. The view is just incredible.”
“I think the biggest advice that I could give people is to actually try and live beyond your dreams by pushing yourself, challenging yourself to do things a little bit outside of your comfort zone.”
“I think probably the discoveries made by Hubble Space Telescope have been very dramatic, very amazing.”
“I honestly do think that it is critical that we are continuously breaking records, because that represents us moving forward in exploration.”
“To be able to float and move around and, pretty much effortlessly, do whatever you want with your body in space is pretty amazing.”
“I came from Iowa, south central Iowa. It was a very rural area. I saw a lot more hogs growing up than I saw people.”
“After floating for nine and a half months in space, gravity is not your friend.”
“Anyone that's ever gone to space is always wanting to go back.”
“The first time I went into space was just so much more than you could imagine or prepare yourself for.”
“Drive and desire was something I was raised with. It became a very important part of how I've become.”
“Space flight's good for age; I have a lot less wrinkles up here. It's a good place to be as you get older.”
“Gravity always sucks. It really, really does. It's a big challenge just re-adapting to feeling heavy again, you know? Even my arm feels heavy. My legs feel heavy.”
“You can solve problems, but the solutions don't always have to be elaborate or expensive.”