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Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities.

I remember growing up thinking that astronauts and their job was the coolest thing you could possibly do... But I absolutely couldn't identify with the people who were astronauts. I thought they were movie stars.

Different astronauts sleep in different ways.

When we meet people who are astronauts or deal in astronomy, it's always really fascinating.

So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.

Astronauts cannot pick their nicknames and can only get their nicknames from other astronauts. Any astronaut who tries to give himself a cool nickname will regret it by getting just the opposite from his astronaut friends.

There are no wishy-washy astronauts. You don't get up there by being uncaring and blase. And whatever gave you the sense of tenacity and purpose to get that far in life is absolutely reaffirmed and deepened by the experience itself.

I think that over the years, whether they want to admit it or not, people have to admit that the women astronauts have performed just as well as the men astronauts.

Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts.

I am not a brave man... I do not have the right stuff. Astronauts are really a cut above.