Don’t get bogged down by the notion of limits. There aren’t any.” – Sunita Williams
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- “When you look at the darkest areas in space, you feel that there’s something out there that we don’t know about.”
2. “There are millions of stars out there. It is difficult to think that life does not exist in any one of them.”
3. “You don’t see any borders between countries from space. That’s man-made, and one experiences it only when you return to Earth.”
4. “The space walks were amazing with the incredible views.”
5. “It took a little while to get used to falling asleep without laying down on a bed or having a pillow.”
6. “The main goal of the International Space Station is to work on peaceful projects. In space, we’re all people from Earth.”
7. Don’t get bogged down by the notion of limits. There aren’t any.”
8. “There are areas of the Earth that I would absolutely think no one lived in based on daytime observations. But then at night, lights pop up in those areas.”
9. “When you are thinking about going away for a long duration mission, it has to be part of your mindset that you’re leaving your family, but it’s for the right reasons, for good reasons, and hopefully helping humanity.”
10. “There is nothing like home anywhere. There’s no place like home, even in space.”
11. “When any part of the Station is moved from its designated location to do a repair, we really risk losing things.”
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12. “Once you get into the spacecraft, you’re on your way, you’ve got a mission, you’re focused, and it’s really exciting.”
13. “What is true and what most folks think is that there is no sound in space. From almost all recollections, I would agree.”
14. “My father, who is deeply spiritual and religious, always stressed that my siblings and I remain true to our Indian roots.”
15. “In my space journey, I felt vulnerable because we did not have anyone with medical background. When we make that big trip to Mars, we would need a doctor on board.”
16. “I flew helicopters, which actually is the second best view of the earth. The first best view is, I think, a little bit higher.”
17. We are lucky to live on such a planet, and we should not take it for granted. After my space experience, I am a lot more tolerant of people and opinions, of everything.
18. “You have a lot of things to do when you’re out on a space walk, and that sort of overwhelms your mind.”
19. I don’t feel like a hero – just another person involved in the space business. I’m hoping to encourage young folks to become explorers.”
20. “In space, if you push, you are usually going somewhere, so staying on the treadmill was a challenge at first, even with the harness.”
21. “What is true and what most folks think is that there is no sound in space. From almost all recollections, I would agree.”
22. “I am starting to think about those things that I miss from home. Ice cream is definitely one of those things we do not have up here. My favorite is pistachio. I love it with chocolate sauce.”
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23. “Usually, if you stop for tea, someone will feel the desire to join you.”
24. “During our journey, we did weight lifting, squats, and dead lifts to regenerate the bone density. Luckily, my muscle mass and bone density did not alter. Our workout was so rigorous.”
25. “The Space Station is primarily made of aluminum. The smell is really weird and sort of like burning metal. It is absolutely distinct and totally repeatable.”
26. “My father, who is deeply spiritual and religious, always stressed that.”
27. “I do hope there are other wonderful planets living and thriving out there, but ours is special because it is ours and ours to take care of. We really can’t take that too lightly.”
28. “I didn’t feel like I was a person from the United States, I felt like I was lucky enough to be a person from Earth.”
29. “There have been failures too. Failures teach you a lot… I had a lot of questions on the way.”
30. “We really have the most beautiful planet in our solar system. None other can sustain life like we know it.”
31. “In order to ‘go out the door’ safely, we go through a pretty thorough process called pre-breathe. This is the process of flushing all the nitrogen out of our systems by breathing higher concentrations of oxygen.”
32. “My first mission was six and a half months. We weren’t exactly sure how long it was going to be because I went up and back on the space shuttle, which was dependent on weather for launch and landing.
33. “In space, you need to stay as ‘usual’ as possible. On the space station, I would brush my hair every day.”
34. “I am starting to think about those things that I miss from home. Ice cream is definitely one of those things we do not have up here. My favorite is pistachio. I love it with chocolate sauce.”
Additional Read: Sunita L. Williams (Captain, U.S. Navy, Ret.) NASA Astronaut
Sunita Lyn Williams, an American astronaut and United States Navy officer, was born on September 19, 1965. She previously held the records for the most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and the longest spacewalk by a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes). Williams served on Expeditions 14 and 15 that were sent to the International Space Station. She worked as a flight engineer on the Expedition 32 in 2012 before taking command of the Expedition 33.
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