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18 quotes by Leroy Chiao

Leroy Chiao (born August 28, 1960) is an American engineer, former NASA astronaut, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and engineering consultant. Chiao flew on three shuttle flights, and was the commander of Expedition 10, where he lived on board the International Space Station from October 13, 2004 to April 24, 2005. He is also a co-author and researcher for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity Project.
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One of my challenges was to try to photograph the Great Wall of China. And I did actually take some photos, but it was hard to discern the wall with... →

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There is no one area of chemical engineering that specifically helped me in my career as an astronaut, it was more the general education in... →

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I loved flying as much as I thought I would and continue to fly aircraft.

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The most interesting thing was looking out the window and taking photographs of different places on Earth.

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I'm Chinese-American, of course, and so it's very interesting to see China actually launch their own astronauts, becoming the third nation... →

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Well, it's still a bit uncertain, but I will do the consulting, and I'll see how I can contribute. But I'm sure whatever I do will... →

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Of course, you'll have to meet the physical and psychological demands. A space walk takes a lot of energy.

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Coming down under a parachute is quite different as well. You hit the ground pretty hard, but all the systems work very well to keep it from hurting... →

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I hope that China will continue with space exploration. It would be logical to have international co-operation. I hope that it will come about and... →

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One day, people will be able to buy tickets to visit space.

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There were different challenges along the way. Certainly the food shortage was unpleasant.

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I had done everything I could do as an astronaut, and we have a long line of inexperienced astronauts waiting for their first missions, and so my... →

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I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us. It makes us a... →

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