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Chris Hadfield Quotes

Canadian - Astronaut | August 29, 1959 -

In the astronaut business - the shuttle is a very complicated vehicle; it's the most complicated flying machine ever built. And in the astronaut business, we have a saying, which is, 'There is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse.'

Business Flying Saying Problem You

You should have a fear of some things. That doesn't mean it incapacitates you from your ability to figure out a way to deal with it.

Fear You Way Mean Ability Out

Spacewalking trumps everything. Viscerally, it is a phenomenal place to be; to be able to glance right and see the world, glance left and see the universe, and realise for a moment that you're holding on to your known existence with one hand. That's the thing.

Moment World Universe You Place See

I've had a chance to see something that is way outside everybody else's frame of reference and gives a perspective that is very different from everyone else's.

Perspective Chance Way Outside See

Some of the greatest reality television we ever had was the moon landings. When you think about it, that was human emotion and people, unscripted, working with each other - and millions and millions of people around the world, glued to their television sets to share real-time in a brand new, fascinating human experience.

Experience People Moon World Think

I've put a lot of my life into making it possible to fly in space at all.

Life Space Fly My Life Possible Put

While on the space station, I kept up with news a couple of ways - Mission Control sent daily summaries, and I would scan headlines on Google News when we had an Internet connection, which was about half the time.

Daily Time Space Control Internet

To be one of the world's top space robotic arm operators is a necessary skill for an astronaut, but it doesn't have much carry-over.

Space World Skill Top Necessary Arm

Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it's also so disappointing and self-defeating.

Right Cynicism Disappointing Also

The beauty of the space station, and of human spaceflight, is that it is now at a level of maturity where you can invite people on-board, which is what I worked so hard to do on social media and all the videos I made.

Beauty Social Media Space Maturity

When I did my spacewalks, it was during space station construction. So the shuttle was docked to the fledgling ISS at the time. So we would always stay tethered.

Time Space Construction Always Stay

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.

Smile Ride Amazing Weather Face Go

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