A civilization that only looks inward will stagnate. We have to keep looking outward; we have to keep finding new avenues for human endeavor and human expression.

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We're going to be focusing our science on things that will take us farther and...

We're going to be focusing our science on things that will take us farther and...

In the 19th Century people were looking for the Northwest Passage. Ships were lost and...

In the 19th Century people were looking for the Northwest Passage. Ships were lost and...

We would like to carry out 100 percent, or maybe more, of our scientific program;...

We would like to carry out 100 percent, or maybe more, of our scientific program;...

There weren't any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right...

There weren't any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right...

Every day, we get a little bit closer to the kind of expertise and the...

Every day, we get a little bit closer to the kind of expertise and the...

Researchers can measure what kind of angles your legs take up during the day when...

Researchers can measure what kind of angles your legs take up during the day when...

My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He...

My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He...

After assembly complete, when we have a larger crew on orbit, a more complex vehicle,...

After assembly complete, when we have a larger crew on orbit, a more complex vehicle,...

I never made a career decision based solely on my desire to be an astronaut....

I never made a career decision based solely on my desire to be an astronaut....

It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I...

It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I...

The Space Shuttle will stop directly below the Space Station and Sergei and I will...

The Space Shuttle will stop directly below the Space Station and Sergei and I will...

If I wasn't doing this kind of exploration, I'd like to be doing some other...

If I wasn't doing this kind of exploration, I'd like to be doing some other...

Since the Columbia accident, the Russian space agency, or the Russian space program, has been...

Since the Columbia accident, the Russian space agency, or the Russian space program, has been...

Small samples in the centrifuge will spin at varying rates to create synthetic gravity, like...

Small samples in the centrifuge will spin at varying rates to create synthetic gravity, like...

Even with only two people on board, where maintenance is a large piece of our...

Even with only two people on board, where maintenance is a large piece of our...

I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of...

I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of...

It so happened that my goals kind of matched my career progression toward becoming an...

It so happened that my goals kind of matched my career progression toward becoming an...