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" People do really well on space missions, but it's the physiological, the medical stuff, the stuff like radiation, loss of bone mass and muscle mass and density. It's those things that we need to figure out. "

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" I feel more like an environmentalist since I've been up here. There are parts of the Earth that are covered with pollution all the time. I saw weather that was unexpected. Storms bigger than we've seen in the past. This is a human effect. This is not a natural phenomenon. "

Scott Kelly

Earth

Past

Weather

" There are few aspects of everyday life that aren't touched by the technologies developed for space travel. "

" I personally think going to Mars, if it takes two years or two and a half years, that's doable. Certainly, the first people who go there, that's going to be a big motivator, being first getting to Mars. "

Scott Kelly

People

Two

" It's for us to take care of the air we breathe and the water we drink. And I do believe we have an impact on that, and we do have the ability to change it if we make the decision to. "

" I don't think people have an appreciation for the work that it takes to pull these missions off, like humans living on the space station continuously for 15 years. It is a huge army of hard-working people to make it happen. "

" My career with the Navy and NASA gave me an incredible chance to showcase public service to which I am dedicated, and what we can accomplish on the big challenges of our day. "

" Me, personally, I was a Mets and Giants fan. "

Scott Kelly

Giants

Personally

" We're fortunate to have football on the space station. "

" A lot of the data we collect is stuff that has to be analyzed on the ground. For instance, we can't see, you know, bone loss. Our cells, you know, that's something that we'll have to notice with imaging technology when I get back. "

" By going to Mars one day, we will make things better for us here on Earth. "

" 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. "

" When we do things that are really hard, we can achieve great things - and that has worked as a great model for me. "

Scott Kelly

Great Things

Hard

" It's a combination of science, maintenance, and general housekeeping. And then, occasionally, robotics activities or a spacewalk you might get to do. "

" I am humbled and excited by new opportunities for me to support and share the amazing work NASA is doing to help us travel farther into the solar system and work with the next generation of science and technology leaders. "

" There's a lot of work to do - not only the science but maintaining the facilities up here. When you go down from a crew of six to a crew of three, obviously you've lost half of your crew time available, so it does have an impact. But it's an impact we plan for. "

" I don't mean to say it's not fresh on the space station, but there's nothing like new, cold air coming into the capsule. "

" Sleeping here is harder here in space than on a bed because the sleep position here is the same position throughout the day. You don't ever get that sense of gratifying relaxation here that you do on Earth after a long day at work. "

" We would go in there with our parents once in a while for - actually go into Manhattan for dinner, weekends occasionally to a museum, but most of my memories of traveling into Manhattan was with the school trips and then later on as we got, you know, into high school, kind of on our own and with friends. "

" Flying in space is a privilege, whether it's the first time or the fourth time. "

" The calluses on your feet in space will eventually fall off. So, the bottoms of your feet become very soft like newborn baby feet. But the top of my feet develop rough alligator skin because I use the top of my feet to get around here on space station when using foot rails. "

" I am not a great sleeper. I don't think I have ever slept 8 hours straight in the last 20 years. "

" We have a lot of systems here on board the space station, and we can't call a repair man when one of them breaks. "

" On this flight, my fourth spaceflight, I also became the record holder for total days in space and single longest mission. "

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

" We had this incredible pass over the Himalayas, and to just see all of that pollution that's riding up against those mountains from the south is just really heartbreaking. "

" As far as whether there is life there on Mars or whether there was actually ever life there, I don't know. It would be great to find out, though. "

" Your arms don't hang by your side in space like they do on Earth because there is no gravity. It feels awkward to have them floating in front of me. "

" Adjusting to space is easier than adjusting to Earth for me. "

Scott Kelly

Space

Than

" I went to the University of Maryland for a year and was considering maybe, you know, being a medical doctor but decided my other interest was maybe flying airplanes in the Navy and just kind of changed my mind and changed schools and changed majors and decided to focus a hundred percent on that. "

" 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. "