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“Me, personally, I was a Mets and Giants fan.”
“We've got to get rid of the stuff on the space station somehow. So we do have a pretty significant capability to bring back stuff on SpaceX that you might not imagine.”
“We used to have a crew of three on board the space station and even at one time a crew of two people, so it's something we can adjust to.”
“The ride to orbit was impressive, as it always is. But once I got on board the space station, it really felt like I was visiting an old home; it felt very comfortable.”
“I think what most people miss, and what I missed last time, are the people that are important in your life. You know, the relationships you have with people on the ground.”
“People do really well on space missions, but it's the physiological, the medical stuff, the stuff like radiation, loss of bone mass and muscle mass and density. It's those things that we need to figure out.”
“I believe in exploration, and I will miss being on the front lines of that endeavor. On one hand, I look forward to going home, but it's something that's been a big part of my life, and I'm going to miss it.”
“I would say that as a government employee, I am subject to the Hatch Act.”
“I am humbled and excited by new opportunities for me to support and share the amazing work NASA is doing to help us travel farther into the solar system and work with the next generation of science and technology leaders.”
“I personally think going to Mars, if it takes two years or two and a half years, that's doable. Certainly, the first people who go there, that's going to be a big motivator, being first getting to Mars.”
“The calluses on your feet in space will eventually fall off. So, the bottoms of your feet become very soft like newborn baby feet. But the top of my feet develop rough alligator skin because I use the top of my feet to get around here on space station when using foot rails.”
“The space station here is a magical place and an incredible science facility.”
“The planet will get better; it's us that won't be here because we'll destroy the environment.”
“Going to Mars is a bunch of baby steps, and it started off with the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin.”
“I am not a great sleeper. I don't think I have ever slept 8 hours straight in the last 20 years.”