I would say keep supporting space flight, keep telling the public and the politicians why it's important to advance science and explore the galaxy. I encourage the Japanese to keep doing what they're doing. Leroy Chiao advanceencourageexplore share on social
I spent a lot of my time working in the American module, and he would stay in the Russian segment working on his things, and we'd meet up at meal times. So it actually worked out very well. Leroy Chiao americanlotmeal Change image and share on social
I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us. It makes us a little bit more competitive and wanting to be the leader. Leroy Chiao astronautbitecompetition Change image and share on social
There were different challenges along the way. Certainly the food shortage was unpleasant. Leroy Chiao challengefoodshortage Change image and share on social
Coming down under a parachute is quite different as well. You hit the ground pretty hard, but all the systems work very well to keep it from hurting, so it doesn't even hurt when you hit. It was a great experience to be able to do both. Leroy Chiao comeexperiencegreat share on social
But a lot of that kind of work is done pre-flight, coordinating efforts with the flight directors and the ground teams, and figuring out how you're going to operate together. Leroy Chiao coordinatedirectoreffort Change image and share on social
Tinkering is something we need to know how to do in order to keep something like the space station running. I am a tinkerer by nature. Leroy Chiao natureorderrun Change image and share on social
I'm Chinese-American, of course, and so it's very interesting to see China actually launch their own astronauts, becoming the third nation, following the United States and Russia, to do so. Leroy Chiao americanastronautchina Change image and share on social
