My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He was certainly quite an inspiration. John L. Phillips airplanedadfly Change image and share on social
Researchers can measure what kind of angles your legs take up during the day when they're just trailing around behind you in weightless conditions, and what kind of impacts you feel during your exercise. They're going to compare that with what we do on the ground. John L. Phillips anglecomparecondition share on social
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
Since the Columbia accident, the Russian space agency, or the Russian space program, has been literally carrying the load bringing us all the supplies we need on the Progress vehicle, smaller amounts on the Soyuz vehicles. John L. Phillips accidentagencyamount share on social
Even with only two people on board, where maintenance is a large piece of our working day, we still have time to do scientific research. We have to be ready to support those Shuttle visits in a lot of different ways. John L. Phillips boarddaylarge 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
We would like to carry out 100 percent, or maybe more, of our scientific program; I would like to devote some of my spare time toward extra scientific work. John L. Phillips carrydevoteextra Change image and share on social
The Space Shuttle will stop directly below the Space Station and Sergei and I will be looking out two different windows looking straight down at the Space Shuttle. John L. Phillips directlysergeishuttle 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
If I wasn't doing this kind of exploration, I'd like to be doing some other kind of exploration. It might be more risky, or less risky, but, in the business of exploration, risk is part of the territory. John L. Phillips businessexplorationkind share on social