Robert Crippen

Astronaut

1937-09-11

Quotes by Robert Crippen

• Having the opportunity to fly the first flight of something like a space shuttle was the ultimate test flight.

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• The space shuttle has been a fantastic vehicle. It is unlike any other thing that we've ever built. Its capabilities have carried several hundred people into space.

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• We were only on orbit a little over two days, so we had no adverse effects from being weightless.

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• The real pleasure was having the chance to enjoy being weightless, and the other was to spend some time looking out at this beautiful Earth that we're all lucky to inhabit.

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