Peggy Whitson Quotes
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Life in zero gravity is hard to simulate. We practice on the ground what we call 'the day in the life' simulations, but it's just practicing some of the tests. It can't prepare you for the fact that all of your tools float if you don't pay attention to where they are! If you don't Velcro things down, they're gonna float away.
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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.
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The first time I went into space was just so much more than you could imagine or prepare yourself for.
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The Earth is incredibly beautiful.
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I was inspired by the men who walked on the moon. It really was my inspiration, I think, you know, as a kid of 9 years old - I know I'm dating myself, but - I thought, 'What a cool job!'
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I started out as a farm girl in Iowa, and I dreamed of being an astronaut and an explorer. And I made it.
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You see billions and billions of stars and recognize that you know some of those have planets, too, and maybe there's life out there, and this is just one of billions of galaxies... and so it gives you this huge perspective of how far we potentially have to go for real exploration.
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Anyone that's ever gone to space is always wanting to go back.
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One of the most beautiful sights is when the rim of the Earth is bright on one side, and you see this defined line of the atmosphere. You see how close and thin it is. We've got to be careful. We've got to take care of this planet.
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Know what it is that drives you - motivates you - and pursue it. Endeavor to work to make it happen.
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I don't sing in the shower.
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The advice I give young people is that you have to pursue something, and you have to have fun along the way.
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You need to live a little bit outside your comfort zone because you can be even more than you dream of.
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We are absolutely ready to go to Mars. It's going to be a fantastic journey getting there and very exciting times.