List of Ellen Ochoa Quotes

We Are Constantly Emphasizing To People That They Need To Address Anything That Affects Flight Safety Or Mission Success, Many Pathways To Do That, And We Need To Understand Better What Might Be Preventing People From Using Those Pathways.

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.

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.

I Was Always Drawn To Teachers Who Made Class Interesting. In High School, I Enjoyed My American And English Literature Classes Because My Teachers, Jeanne Dorsey And Dani Barton, Created An Environment Where Interaction Was Important.

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.

I Realized How Important It Was To Know Something About Aviation, And It Was Something I Was Interested In, So I Followed My Brother's Footsteps And Obtained My Pilot's License.

I Don't Know Of Any Issues Associated With Alcohol Before Flight.

I Don't Recall Any Interest In Science In Particular. It Came Later In College.

It's Fun To Work The Robotic Arm In Part Because It's Really A Team Effort.

Astronauts Are Very Professional And When They're Preparing For Launch, They Prepare For It As The Most Serious Endeavor Of Our Lives.

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.