Sunita Williams Quotes

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Sunita Williams

Profession : Astronaut

Birth : September 19, 1965

When you're on a Soyuz flight, you know that when you go to Russia, you're going to do X, Y, and Z. You have that plan already laid out.

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There's one downside in comparison to both Soyuz and SpaceX, is that when you go to those places - when I went to Russia, or when I went to California - you're sort of focused on what you're doing. Your family's not there. Your lawn isn't needing to be cut. You're just focusing on what you need to do.

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Space felt like home.

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All of us who are flying on international space stations speak some Russian and speak some English. Both the languages are needed to fly in a Russian spacecraft and communicate with your colleagues.

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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.

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In space, you need to stay as 'usual' as possible. On the space station, I would brush my hair every day.

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I flew helicopters, which actually is the second best view of the earth. The first best view is, I think, a little bit higher.

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When I was up on my first flight, we were really putting it together. So, I was essentially a construction worker.

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On the second flight, we were doing a lot of science experiments, and we've got a really cool window called the cupola. It's a big, circular window with six panes around, sort of at angles so you can see the Earth, you can see the edge of the Earth, you can go out - look out into the universe. It's pretty spectacular.

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We try to keep it a normal day while we're up in space. You know, you don't want to change your time cycle too much, so we just keep it normal. And so, about 5 or 6 o'clock at night, after we finish working, we knock it off by having prerecorded shows that we watch sometimes through the computer while we're eating dinner.

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Once you get into the spacecraft, you're on your way, you've got a mission, you're focused, and it's really exciting.

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The space program is a peaceful project. The next door is opening. We have to go farther into space. But, before that, we need to develop far more improved nutrition and more advanced spacecraft.

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There are millions of stars out there. It is difficult to think that life does not exist in any one of them.

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As the spinal cord increases, it makes you taller. However, after landing on the Earth, you shrink a bit. What was worrisome was that some of the wrinkles, which had disappeared there, came back.

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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.

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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.

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NASA, like every government organization, has some bureaucracy, which can become slimmer.

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I personally look forward to building the Orion. I believe that our country needs to pursue that technology.

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I will absolutely admit that the feel and smell of sea spray and wind on my face will be very welcome. I will be happy to come back to Earth, our beautiful planet, when it is time.

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I think windows are really important for the psychological health of crew members on long duration missions. It is nice to look outside, even if it is dark.

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