Quotes from Victor J. Glover

I really look forward to every single bit of it. Every time I do something in space, it will be the first time.

God doesn't really have to have a concern for my patriotism, but I am an American, and we were blessed to be born in America.

I like a venti black coffee, no room for cream or sugar.

When the engine cut off and we were in orbit, it was surreal.

The thought of flying here and rocketing out, it's just surreal, it really is. I wake up and I go, 'I really am at Kennedy Space Center.'

The only thing I'm afraid of is not coming home to my family.

As we address extreme weather and pandemic disease, we will understand and overcome racism and bigotry so we can safely and together do space.

Before I go and even get in an airplane to go on a flight, I say a prayer, and I always think about my family.

In Corpus Christi in 2000 I did primary flight training, and for all of 2001 I was in Kingsville for advanced flight training, and that's where I learned to fly jets.

In a fighter, you can't hold 4 G's for several minutes, not most aircraft. I've been able to feel that for a few seconds. But to have that for an extended period was just truly amazing.

People watched launches and tears ran down their faces, and then their kids would go jump into an encyclopedia or look online and read about rocket science. That's power.

Flying has been such an important part of my professional life and I love to do it.

So looking at the planet from this perspective - to see the Earth and these beautiful land masses and oceans without lines or words drawn on them - it just heightens an awareness that the planet needs protection, and human life needs protection, and we are the ones who have to protect it.

By magnifying and analyzing your missteps, you learn faster.

I have no misgivings about using a flight computer.

One thing, the very first time I got out of the seat, after Resilience was safely in orbit and I looked out the window and saw the Earth from 250 miles up, I will never forget that moment.

I've seen tons of pictures. But when I first looked out the window at the Earth, it's hard to describe. There are no words.

I think we all need to be able to dream in all colors.

I will say this: The overriding feeling that I have is that I want to go up there and do my job well and then come back and tell a great story about a great mission and a great team so that people have something to look up to and look forward to.

Earth is amazing, it's beautiful, it protects us, and so we should work hard to protect it.

I've been receiving a lot of emails and messages from folks that say, 'Hey, my kid saw you and they're so excited and it's great that he can look at the NASA TV broadcast and see someone that looks like him,' and I think that's important.

Resilience is one of the most important aspects in this business and exploration period.

There was a point where I was just saying to myself, breathe. Inhale, because I felt really heavy - I felt like those cartoons when they experience G and your face is just sagging down.

But floating for an extended period is truly amazing. My brain is constantly trying to figure out which way is up. It's an interesting challenge, one I find slightly amusing.