We have to be plumbers, electricians, construction engineers, or workers, on the space station, but at the same time running a laboratory, being scientists, being the best laboratory assistants we can be. It's all in a bundle; it's very exciting, it's a lot of fun.

~ Thomas Marshburn

Thomas Marshburn Time Best Fun

The blackness of space was a big shock to me. It is a deep, three-dimensional, oily blackness. You can feel the distance.

~ Thomas Marshburn

Thomas Marshburn Deep Me You

When we're on the space station, we orbit the Earth 16 times per day, which means we're constantly moving to and away from the sun. From light to shadow, the temperature swings by 300 degrees. Of course we're protected by the gear we wear, but you can definitely feel this temperature change.

~ Thomas Marshburn

Thomas Marshburn Change Day Light