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 engineering. Also, it was a very difficult and rigorous course. So, it made me strong and resourceful. Leroy Chiao Read Quote
There were different challenges along the way. Certainly the food shortage was unpleasant. Leroy Chiao Read Quote
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 involve the space program. That’s where my passion is. Leroy Chiao Read Quote
I was eight years old when I saw the Apollo moon landing in 1969. I was riveted. Leroy Chiao Read Quote
Donald Trump’s administration is floating a proposal to return to the moon – and to shut down the International Space Station to help pay for it. The first part of this idea is good. The second is horrible. Leroy Chiao Read Quote
The United States ended the space shuttle program in 2011, after the ISS was complete. We gave up a national treasure forever. Leroy Chiao Read Quote
After earning my university degrees and working for a few years, I wrote to NASA to request an application package. Seven months later, after I applied, I received a call inviting me to Houston to interview. That itself was thrilling; it meant that I was one of the 100 or so who would be interviewed, chosen from several thousand applicants. Leroy Chiao Read Quote
I’m skeptical of claims that we’ve been visited by aliens from another planet or other dimension, but I don’t rule it out 100 percent. I have an open mind, and I do believe there’s other life in the universe. Leroy Chiao Read Quote
If there is life out there that’s so much more advanced than we are, and they know either how to travel great distances in short amounts of time, or they’re able to come from a parallel universe into ours, why don’t they just come and show themselves? Leroy Chiao Read Quote
