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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 17 quotes by Claude Nicollier Claude Nicollier (born 2 September 1944 in Vevey, Switzerland ) is the first astronaut from Switzerland, and has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight (STS-46) was in 1992, and his final spaceflight (STS-103) was in 1999. He took part in two servicing missions to the Hubble Space Telescope (called STS-61 and STS-103). During his final spaceflight he participated in a spacewalk, becoming the first European Space Agency... Read full biography of Claude Nicollier → 1 2 Ctrl → I think a benefit is that we try to put it up in a short time. From the decision to do this mission until we fly, it's six months and one week or... → 0 In general, the objects in the universe that are very high-energy objects, or the processes that are high-energy processes, will radiate more in the... → 0 Hubble is very close to my heart, and going back to Hubble, because I was there once already in 1993, is really a great privilege for me. 0 The future infrared space telescope will cover that area in a much more efficient manner. 0 I would say the most help I got was from my dad. My dad is a civil engineer in Switzerland; he's 90 years old now, so he's no longer active... → 0 My first dream as a child was to become a pilot. My second dream was to become an astronomer, and I pursued in parallel efforts and studies in these... → 0 We have the Fine Guidance Sensors, one of which we will exchange out of three. Another one we changed on the last servicing mission, and on the... → 0 You can see these boxes which are covered with metal foils for thermal reasons, and they are also, most of the time, thermally controlled inside to... → 0 My name was on the list very early after these announcements were made through the newspapers in Europe. 0 Then, much later, my next dream was to become an astronaut, and I was fortunate to realize that dream, also. 0 As far as the radio waves part of the spectrum, we can do these adequately from the ground because the atmosphere is basically transparent to our... → 0 I feel very privileged to be part of this mission, and when my nomination was announced, I was really very, very happy to be selected for this... → 0 It is going to be an experiment of how it works, and I see I have all reasons to believe that it will work fine. But it's a short time. And we... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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17 quotes by Claude Nicollier