Every day, we get a little bit closer to the kind of expertise and the kind of experience we're going to need to go there. I'd love to be the guy walking on Mars. John L. Phillips bitecloseday Change image and share on social
It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected. John L. Phillips applyastronautfact Change image and share on social
I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of measuring the behavior of your lower body in space and trying to figure out what we can do to preserve bone and muscle density. John L. Phillips behaviorbodybone Change image and share on social
A civilization that only looks inward will stagnate. We have to keep looking outward; we have to keep finding new avenues for human endeavor and human expression. John L. Phillips avenuecivilizationendeavor Change image and share on social
It so happened that my goals kind of matched my career progression toward becoming an astronaut. John L. Phillips astronautcareergoal Change image and share on social
I never made a career decision based solely on my desire to be an astronaut. I attended the Naval Academy because I wanted to be a Navy pilot. I majored in math because math had always come pretty easily to me and I liked it. John L. Phillips academyastronautattend share on social
In the 19th Century people were looking for the Northwest Passage. Ships were lost and brave people were killed, but that doesn't mean we never went back to that part of the world again, and I consider it the same in space exploration. John L. Phillips 19thbackbrave share on social
There weren't any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right around my 10th birthday. John L. Phillips 10thastronautbirthday Change image and share on social
