The real pleasure was having the chance to enjoy being weightless, and the other was to... spend some time looking out at this beautiful spaceship Earth that we're all lucky to inhabit. — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
If you want to go into space first time on a new vehicle that's never been flown, you want to go with a pro. — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
I was selected to be an astronaut on a military program called the Manned Orbiting Laboratory back in '67. That program got cancelled in… — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
The nature of the shuttle was, we couldn't put a crew escape system in it. — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
When you work really hard for something for a long time it's almost impossible to believe that it's coming true. — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
Living inside the shuttle was a little like camping out. We ended up sleeping in our seats. You had to pay attention to housekeeping,… — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
Having the opportunity to fly the first flight of something like a space shuttle was the ultimate test flight. — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
This vehicle is performing like a champ. I've got a super spaceship under me. — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
We were only on orbit a little over two days, so we had no adverse effects from being weightless. — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
The real pleasure was having the chance to enjoy being weightless, and the other was to spend some time looking out at this beautiful… — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
I thought it was going to take a lot more countdowns on the pad. We actually did scrub once, but I figured we'd scrub… — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
