Doing A Space Walk. It Is One

The Moon Has Given Us Months, Tides And A Destination That Ever-beckons. It's Time We Build A Rocket And Go To Stay.

To Me, It's Simple: If You've Got The Time, Use It To Get Ready. What Else Could You Possibly Have To Do That's More Important? Yes, Maybe You'll Learn How To Do A Few Things You'll Never Wind Up Actually Needing To Do, But That's A Much Better Problem To Have Than Needing To Do Something And Having No Clue Where To Start.

The Danger Is Different From The Fear. ... [practice] What To Do If Things Go Wrong, As Well As Right.

Scientific Literacy Is One Of The Underpinnings Of Everything I Do. It's Why I Work With Schools. It's Why I Teach At University. I Do A Lot Of Outreach To Try And Improve General Scientific Literacy, But The Core Of All Scientific Literacy Is Just Literacy.

It's Almost Comical That Astronauts Are Stereotyped As Daredevils And Cowboys. As A Rule, We're Highly Methodical And Detail-oriented. Our Passion Isn't For Thrills But For The Grindstone, And Pressing Our Noses To It.