Space Station Quotes

“And in that moment, I was hit with the realization that this delicate layer of atmosphere is all that protects every living thing on Earth from perishing in the harshness of space.”
― Ron Garan, The Orbital Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles

“This was exactly what I experienced in space: immense gratitude for the opportunity to see Earth from this vantage, and for the gift of the planet we've been given.”
― Ron Garan, The Orbital Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles

“This space station [Yang Liwei] was little more than a giant Orbital Denial Station. If those charges were to detonate, the debris...any future space launch would be grounded for years. It was a "Scorched Space" policy. "If we can't have it, neither can anyone else.”
― Max Brooks

“There are many places that are not made for staying," Heckleck said. "They are too harsh, too hard, and too far away from whatever you call home. You don't root where you don't have to, unless you're unluck.”
― Cecil Castellucci, Tin Star

“The company took care of me, I guess. Stuck me here, playing security on this boring-ass station.”
― Zac Thompson

“Earth is only 200 miles away, it might as well be light years!”
― R.C. Davison, Orbital Maneuvers

“We will not worship what we cannot refuse.”
― J.Kendall

“Memory is the first lamp you light when all the others have gone out.”
― J.Kendall

“Plans are fine. Boundaries are better. We keep the spine in human hands.”
― J.Kendall

“What we call an ending is sometimes only a tool laid down—so hands can be free to build the next thing together.”
― J.Kendall

“The only thing harder to jam than a whisper is a narrative.”
― J.Kendall