Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Rick Husband

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American astronaut Rick Husband.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Rick Husband

Richard Douglas Husband was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled into space twice: as Pilot of STS-96 and Commander of STS-107. He and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Husband is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

I try to be the best husband and father I possibly can. And it doesn't mean I get to spend as much time with my family as I'd like, but I do the best I can. Even if you do get to be an astronaut and get to go and do a lot of interesting things, at some point that will come to an end. If in the process you short change your family or compromise your values along the way, when you get through on the other side, it won't really be worth it. At least not to me.
Don't die before your dead! Don't let anything stand in your way of God's appointed purpose for your life. — © Rick Husband
Don't die before your dead! Don't let anything stand in your way of God's appointed purpose for your life.
It [space] was just so incredibly adventurous and exciting to me. I just thought there was no doubt in my mind that is what I want to do when I grow up.
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