Of course, you'll have to meet the physical and psychological demands. A space walk takes a lot of energy. Leroy Chiao demandenergylot 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
I had done everything I could do as an astronaut, and we have a long line of inexperienced astronauts waiting for their first missions, and so my role really should be to step aside and help them prepare for their missions, rather than to try to get another mission. Leroy Chiao astronautinexperienceline share on social
I loved flying as much as I thought I would and continue to fly aircraft. Leroy Chiao aircraftcontinuefly Change image and 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
Well, it's still a bit uncertain, but I will do the consulting, and I'll see how I can contribute. But I'm sure whatever I do will involve the space program. That's where my passion is. Leroy Chiao biteconsultcontribute Change image and share on social
Our task was doing maintenance and repairs to keep the station in a good state for the return of the shuttle flights and resumption of major ISS construction. Leroy Chiao constructionflightgood Change image and 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 hope that China will continue with space exploration. It would be logical to have international co-operation. I hope that it will come about and that I can be involved in it. Leroy Chiao chinacontinueexploration Change image and share on social
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
