Allison Schroeder Quotes

I think it's really a sign of great American strength that we do invest the money we do in technology, in these hard projects, in NASA.

Fortunately, I got called down to NASA for an interview. And one thing led to the next, and one day I got that call. I've been here about seven years now and am really enjoying it.

I actually wanted to be an astronaut, but I don't have a mathematical brain.

We must always emphasize research and development of science and mathematics, and I can think of no better way to achieve this than through our future in space.

I had always been interested in the space program, and I didn't know if I could be an astronaut like I'd dreamt about when I was a little kid - to me it sounded kind of silly, someone grow up to be an astronaut - but, when I was in my 20s, I thought maybe I can get a job with NASA or a contractor, do something with the space program.

NASA works for the White House. There are many at NASA that wish they were building a modern replacement for the Shuttle. However, they had marching orders to instead work on other things, some of which should have no place in a research organization.

I can't think of anything specific growing up that pointed me toward NASA at all. I was interested in the Moon landings just about the same as everyone else of my generation. But I never really thought about being an astronaut or working in space myself.

I did not come to NASA to make history.

My dad worked at NASA his whole career; he's a research scientist.

I was born outside Kennedy Space Center.

The Enterprise In Space program is an exciting opportunity to simultaneously advance cutting edge technologies while getting students from around the world engaged in STEAM and space education.

At age 12, it was obvious. I had to go to Space Camp.

You need nerves of steel if climbing aboard a rocket is your career path.

I knew I wanted to be a part of NASA in any case, and so I chose my goals in education to be consistent with working at NASA even as, you know, a scientist.

NASA is a big organization with a lot of needs that have to be met. So there are a lot of opportunities.

New Jersey makes important contributions to the space program. We want to make sure it just doesn't happen in Houston.

I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. I grew up in Houston. Gordo Cooper was my favorite astronaut.

Having the opportunity to fly the first flight of something like a space shuttle was the ultimate test flight.

I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college.

All space projects push the frontiers of technology and are drivers of innovation.

I think I was very interested in the space program as a kid, watching the first Apollo missions to the moon, and it's something I thought that would be a lot of, of fun and exciting and a very worthwhile job.

Two months after I got out of test pilot school, I saw an advert that said NASA was recruiting more astronauts. The best job you could have as a test pilot was being an astronaut, so I volunteered.

The space shuttle has been a fantastic vehicle. It is unlike any other thing that we've ever built. Its capabilities have carried several hundred people into space.

There were about six years when there was not one American who went into space. We shouldn't do that again.

Well, I don't think we should go to the moon. I think we maybe should send some politicians up there.