Space is dark but, of course, when we're on the sun side of the Earth, we're in full illumination and we have all the reflection of the Earth below u…

- Kevin A. Ford

When the guys come back in from the spacewalk, there really is a distinct smell of space; it's something I will never forget.

- Kevin A. Ford

A lot of scientists on Earth think of things that they could do in zero g. Things like the way metals cure, for example, and the way fluids react in …

- Kevin A. Ford

I think if I had to choose, I would rather have gravity instead of zero gravity. It's fun for a while, but I'd rather live on Earth.

- Kevin A. Ford

Well, the coolest thing I have seen so far, in terms of, like, me being an astronaut and seeing something unusual, was the rendezvous, the docking of…

- Kevin A. Ford

It's much easier for me to sleep in space than it is back home. We sleep in a cabin, and you can float inside.

- Kevin A. Ford

I took a Russian class at Notre Dame. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would fly someday in a Russian spacecraft with two cosmonauts, speakin…

- Kevin A. Ford