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I once made myself black out by pulling G too quickly while flying an F-18. Being unconscious in a single-seat airplane is not good. Fortunately, I woke up in time. I learned how to better plug-in my anti-G suit.

~Chris Hadfield

Topics: Airplane Being Better Black Flying Fortunately Good How Learned Made Myself Once Out Pulling Quickly Suit Time Too Unconscious Up While Woke

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You can get claustrophobia and agoraphobia - a fear of wide, open spaces - simultaneously on a spacewalk.

~Chris Hadfield

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As an astronaut, especially during launch, half of the risk of a six-month flight is in the first nine minutes.

~Chris Hadfield

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In the Soyuz, the little Russian capsule, you can actually hear the banging of the big shield, the big heat shield on the bottom, as it slowly erodes away from the heat and pieces of it fly off like sparks across your window, and it's an interesting thing to ride through, you know.

~Chris Hadfield

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The Soyuz craft weighs tons, and you're lying on the floor of it on your back. But the Russians do tell you, remember, before you land, stop talking so you don't bite your tongue off.

~Chris Hadfield

Topics: Back Before Bite Craft Floor Land Lying Off Remember Russians Stop Talking Tell Tongue Tons Weighs You Your

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Although simulators are great for building step-by-step knowledge of a procedure, the worst thing that can happen in a sim is that you get a bad grade on your performance.

~Chris Hadfield

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I think there are lots of ways to exercise ambition and accomplish things using leadership without going into elected politics. So, categorically, I have no intention of going into elected politics. None.

~Chris Hadfield

Topics: Accomplish Ambition Elected Exercise Going Intention Leadership Lots No Intention None Politics Things Think Using Ways Without I Think

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Russians aren't perfect. Their politics are messed up, and they keep going through self-defeating economic cycles. But I have a lot of respect for Russia, and a lot of love for Russians.

~Chris Hadfield

Topics: Cycles Economic Going Keep Keep Going Lot Love Messed Messed Up Perfect Politics Respect Russia Russians Self-Defeating Through Up

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Astronaut

Born: August 29th, 1959

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