Ellen Ochoa Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I don't know of any issues associated with alcohol before flight.”

“We are constantly emphasizing to people that they need to address anything that affects flight safety or mission success - many pathways to do that. We need to understand better what may be preventing people from using those pathways.”

“I'll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the highest highs and the lowest lows.”

“We are involved in technology development for, you know, missions that we hope to plan that would take us to an asteroid and eventually to Mars.”

“That's what we want to do here at Johnson Space Center. I think what we have always brought to NASA and brought to the country is trying to push the boundaries, trying to go to the next level.”

“Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives.”

“I don't recall any interest in science in particular. It came later in college.”

“There was a lot of light and a lot of rumbling and vibration, especially the first minute or minute-and-a-half. And then after about two minutes, when the solid rocket boosters separated, the ride got a lot smoother.”

“Well, with so many space shuttle missions that we've done, I think it's just sort of natural that each one hasn't necessarily gotten the attention that the early ones did.”