I suppose the one quality in an astronaut more powerful than any other is curiosity. They have to get some place nobody's ever been.
John GlennIn America, we have no means of getting to our own Space Station. We have to pay the Russians to put our people up there to send them into space - rendezvous with the Station and bring them back at the end of their stay, and that to me is just wrong. We're supposed to be the world's greatest space-faring nation, and to cancel our own means of getting there I thought was a mistake, even though it would save some money.
John GlennI am a stranger. I come in peace. Take me to your leader and there will be a massive reward for you in eternity.
John Glenn