“Then, much later, my next dream was to become an astronaut, and I was ...” — Claude Nicollier Quote

“Then, much later, my next dream was to become an astronaut, and I was fortunate to realize that dream, also.”

“The Next Generation Space Telescope, which will be located much further away from the Earth than the Hubble Space Telescope presently is, will also explore the infrared part of the spectrum.”

“I would say the most help I got was from my dad. My dad is a civil engineer in Switzerland; he's 90 years old now, so he's no longer active as a civil engineer, but still a very active person.”

“I remember reading about Mae Jemison, that astronaut. That was immensely fantastic to me. This woman went to the moon!”

“When I became an astronaut, I knew I wanted to pursue long-duration flight aboard the station. I knew it would be a just a tremendous personal challenge, and I looked forward to it.”

“There was a small window when I wanted to be an astronaut. It may have coincided with not getting cast in a high school play.”