It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is

- Philippe Perrin

The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation

- Philippe Perrin

And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to go to space. It was the privilege of being either American or R…

- Philippe Perrin

The student develops an analytical as well as finely blended character. He is able to choose from a wide variety of job fields from which to embrace …

- Philippe Perrin

And, you run also video because to fly this arm, you're relying mostly on some external camera views that may be coming from the arm itself or from t…

- Philippe Perrin

I think doing something of your life is something that you've got deep inside, whether it's to, whether you want to be an astronaut or a, whether you…

- Philippe Perrin

I've been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the No-Fly Zone

- Philippe Perrin

And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation I really got. And, that ca…

- Philippe Perrin

So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or the Expedition crew. Of course, I think I want to take more care of the…

- Philippe Perrin