Mark Kelly Quotes & Sayings

“It's important to bring things back from the Space Station because, unlike somebody living at the house where the garbage truck comes by twice a week, they don't have that in space.”

“Three of us will help the other two get suited up, get them in the hatch, and get them out the door.”

“The first two missions have some test objectives, some new capabilities that we're going to try to develop on orbit to possibly be used on later flights.”

“Having the benefit to our society, not only here in the United States but throughout the world with the amount of invention you get from having a space program, is well worth the risk that an individual like myself has to take by flying in the vehicle.”

“Well, right now we're so busy that I kind of had to put all the hobbies on hold. But I like going camping with my kids. I have two daughters; they're 7 and 10 years old.”

“After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known that the Space Shuttle is a very risky vehicle, much more risky than even flying airplanes in combat.”

“There are a lot of dedicated people out there that don't get the recognition that we get, but they're as important as the people that are sitting in the vehicle.”

“Later, after flying in the Navy for four or five years, spending some time on an aircraft carrier, I applied to and was accepted in a program where I went to graduate school first and then to the Naval Test Pilots School.”

“A trip to space is a big motivator to give up some things in your personal life. Obviously, you can't give up everything and you don't want to.”

“He's working a lot harder than I am. I tell these people that we really appreciate what they're doing for us.”