I did a little bit of flying in high school, but I’ve just always been inspired and excited about airplanes. Gregory H. Johnson Read Quote
Children often ask me, they say, ‘Well, how do you become a fighter pilot, or how do you become an astronaut, or…?’ And I say, ‘Love what you’re doing and do it very well.’ Gregory H. Johnson Read Quote
I loved being a test pilot, and so being an astronaut was – was not my end point in, you know, either I achieved success by being an astronaut, or if I don’t get picked, I’m not successful. I loved my career as a pilot, and it was a bonus to be selected as an astronaut. Gregory H. Johnson Read Quote
I progressed through my schooling, undergraduate and graduate degrees, excited about math and science and engineering, but really didn’t think about being an astronaut at that point. It was kind of unreachable. Gregory H. Johnson Read Quote
I was watching a black and white television in Cairo, MI., at my grandparents’ house, and I watched Neil Armstrong step on the moon. At that point, it set the bit for me to be an astronaut, and it was kind of like a dream, but it really wasn’t reality. Gregory H. Johnson Read Quote
My first date was with Endeavour, and my last date is going to be with Endeavour, as far as space shuttles are concerned. Gregory H. Johnson Read Quote
