I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.

We are involved in technology development for, you know, missions that we hope to plan that would take us to an asteroid and eventually to Mars.

A hallmark of the Latino community is to help one another, if students are interested in a way to give back and help their communities, becoming a teacher is probably one of the very best ways of doing that.

We are constantly emphasizing to people that they need to address anything that affects flight safety or mission success, many pathways to do that, and we need to understand better what might be preventing people from using those pathways.

Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives.

I'll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the highest highs and the lowest lows.

I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.