96 Quotes by Scott Kelly

We don't do laundry because that requires a lot of water, and water's at a premium up here. Plus, it'd be pretty complicated, I think, to make a space washer, although I guess you could do it.

It seems like in the beginning of my flight, the space dreams were rare. And now, almost 150 days into it, the Earth dreams are more of the rare ones.

I think what most people miss, and what I missed last time, are the people that are important in your life. You know, the relationships you have with people on the ground.

There's certainly a loss of connection with folks on the ground who I care for and love and I want to spend time with.

Space has its own unique smell. So whenever a vehicle docks, or if guys are out doing a spacewalk, the smell of space when you open up the hatch is very distinct. It's kind of like a burning-metal smell, if you can imagine what that would smell like.

The thing I like most about flying in space is not the view. The thing I like about it is doing something I feel very, very strongly about.

I would say that as a government employee, I am subject to the Hatch Act.

Going to Mars is a bunch of baby steps, and it started off with the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin.

We used to have a crew of three on board the space station and even at one time a crew of two people, so it's something we can adjust to.