Sentences with phrase «career as an astronaut»

She received her doctorate in physics from Stanford University in 1978, and once her career as an astronaut ended, she became a physics professor at the University of California, San Diego, and director of the California Space Institute in 1989.

Working then as a fusion physicist at the Draper Laboratory at MIT, he saw this achievement as just another step toward the goal that consumed him still: a career as an astronaut.

But his career as an astronaut was ruined and he was shunned by peers.

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But Thirsk's career headed skyward in 1983, when the Canadian Space Agency recruited him as one of its first six astronauts.

«Astronaut John Young's storied career spanned three generations of spaceflight; we will stand on his shoulders as we look toward the next human frontier.»

The longest - serving astronaut in the space program, Young's career began as a Navy test flier.

Everyone else — the other astronauts who spent the term of their mission aboard the ISS as something other than a launchpad for a public speaking career — will shake their heads, embarrassed at the display: mortifying, needy, totally typifying Hadfield's tour of duty as Canada's first - ever ISS commander.

Last year, I met an astronaut, and he said that no matter how great of a career he'll have as an astronaut, he'll never truly make a dent on the galaxy.

«53 percent (16 out of 30) of the daughters of lesbians aspired to careers such as doctor, lawyer, engineer, and astronaut, compared with only 21 percent (6 of 28) of the daughters of heterose.xual mothers.»

As I've aged my passions have changed, and though sometimes I still think it would be fun to be a pirate astronaut, these days I aspire to a career in neuroscience.

Sandra Bullock delivers one of the best performances of her career as the rookie astronaut caught up in a seemingly impossible situation, but the real star of «Gravity» is Cuarón himself, and he deserves every bit of praise for creating what can only be described as pure movie magic.

It's not everyday that you meet a couple of astronauts, and I never expected that they would find my career almost as interesting as I find theirs.

Ever considered becoming an astronaut as a potential career choice?

We've got astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield joining us, who is just an unbelievable speaker who is gonna give us an inspirational talk about planning your career and dealing with the surprises that life throws you as you're trying to build your career.

Nov. 8 After a riveting account of his career as a Navy fighter pilot and Space Shuttle astronaut, Capt. Mark Kelly brought REALTORS ® to their feet as he welcomed his wife to the General Session stage.