It’s been fun doing interviews with the other astronauts, getting to hear: ‘Oh, that’s how he explains it’ or ‘That’s how she thinks about it.’ We work together, but we don’t necessarily share all those thoughts or ideas. Peggy Whitson Read Quote
Being a biochemist, I did a lot of tissue-culture research prior to working at NASA and when I first started working there. Peggy Whitson Read Quote
We want people to continue learning new things about what space does to the human body. It’s important for us to understand that and make sure when we get ready to fly to Mars that we are ready for what we’re going to be exposed to. Peggy Whitson Read Quote
I know the first female astronauts selected were definitely an inspiration to me, and so maybe I will be a role model. Peggy Whitson Read Quote
I think the International Space Station is providing a key bridge from us living on Earth to going somewhere into deep space. Peggy Whitson Read Quote
We are absolutely ready to go to Mars. It’s going to be a fantastic journey getting there and very exciting times. Peggy Whitson Read Quote
Everything every day here on Earth is based on gravity, and you don’t realize it until you don’t have it anymore. Peggy Whitson Read Quote
Breaking records has never been my goal. I think it’s important that we’re continually pushing our limits and showing that we can extend beyond what we have done before. Peggy Whitson Read Quote
The advice I give young people is that you have to pursue something, and you have to have fun along the way. Peggy Whitson Read Quote
