Anne McClain Quotes

Life in space isn't easy. It's full of challenges that push the limits of technology, and often requires truly innovative solutions.

We have to be plumbers, electricians, construction engineers, or workers, on the space station, but at the same time running a laboratory, being scientists, being the best laboratory assistants we can be. It's all in a bundle; it's very exciting, it's a lot of fun.

Skype is a wonderful invention. It might be my favorite thing because I get to see my family and the ones that you love.

Space fascinated me because I'm from the generation that saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon live on TV. I was 7 at the time. Also, 'Lost in Space' was one of my favorite shows on TV back then.

While on the space station, I kept up with news a couple of ways - Mission Control sent daily summaries, and I would scan headlines on Google News when we had an Internet connection, which was about half the time.

The space station is the most unique laboratory we've ever built. The reason we have it is to do research on materials, people, medical matters, pharmaceuticals - the possibilities are nearly endless.

This is a really big space station. We do a lot of various kinds of work here, different kinds of science experiments; we have over 400 different experiments going on at any one time in different areas, from basic science research to medical technology, that hopefully will benefit more people on Earth.

We have a lot of systems here on board the space station, and we can't call a repair man when one of them breaks.

We try to keep it a normal day while we're up in space. You know, you don't want to change your time cycle too much, so we just keep it normal. And so, about 5 or 6 o'clock at night, after we finish working, we knock it off by having prerecorded shows that we watch sometimes through the computer while we're eating dinner.

The space station here is a magical place and an incredible science facility.

It's just this beautiful laboratory in space, and it's doing a lot of really cool things. So being up there and just being able to fly through that big station one more time and do some experiments while you're up there and get that view out of the cupola... priceless.

Space may seem distant, but is an integral part of our daily life. It drives our modern communication and connects even the remotest family to the ordinary. India's space programme is a perfect example of our vision of Scale, Speed and Skill.

We're not up here visiting space, we're up here living in space.

I don't think people have an appreciation for the work that it takes to pull these missions off, like humans living on the space station continuously for 15 years. It is a huge army of hard-working people to make it happen.

Broadband access is important for everyone, for telemedicine, for telehealth, for communicating.

What we do at NASA is inspiring. It's reaching, it's visionary, and it inspires people on Earth to try hard things.

We certainly would not be here, living and working on the International Space Station without the commitment and dedication of all the folks who worked the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Programs as well as the Russian Space Program.

We do a lot of science on the space station. Over the course of the year, there'll be 400 to 500 different investigations in all different kinds of disciplines. Some are related to improving life on earth in material science, physics, combustion science, earth sciences, medicine.

In an odd sort of way, the computer and the Internet is the hermit's ideal form of communication. You don't have to see anyone. To send an email, you don't have to talk to anyone. You can just send it, and they'll read it on their own. The Internet has been really good for hermits.

Leaving the space station was bittersweet - I had been there for a long time and looked forward to leaving, but it is a remarkable place.

I will do my best to support science in Korea and space programs in Korea.

Broadband is not a luxury; it's critical infrastructure.

It's so astounding the amount of sacrifice the astronauts have to go through to do what they do and all the science involved in space exploration.

Much of the email we use today is based on what I foresaw in 1978.

We used to have a crew of three on board the space station and even at one time a crew of two people, so it's something we can adjust to.