As far as the radio waves part of the spectrum, we can do these adequately from the ground because the atmosphere is basically transparent to our rad…

- Claude Nicollier

My first dream as a child was to become a pilot. My second dream was to become an astronomer, and I pursued in parallel efforts and studies in these …

- Claude Nicollier

I would say the most help I got was from my dad. My dad is a civil engineer in Switzerland; he's 90 years old now, so he's no longer active as a civi…

- Claude Nicollier

Then, much later, my next dream was to become an astronaut, and I was fortunate to realize that dream, also.

- Claude Nicollier

The future infrared space telescope will cover that area in a much more efficient manner.

- Claude Nicollier

Hubble is very close to my heart, and going back to Hubble, because I was there once already in 1993, is really a great privilege for me.

- Claude Nicollier

In general, the objects in the universe that are very high-energy objects, or the processes that are high-energy processes, will radiate more in the …

- Claude Nicollier

My name was on the list very early after these announcements were made through the newspapers in Europe.

- Claude Nicollier

The Next Generation Space Telescope, which will be located much further away from the Earth than the Hubble Space Telescope presently is, will also e…

- Claude Nicollier