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title: "2 Flights Quotes By Mark Kelly"
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> [We're doing a lot of inspection on the leading edge of our wing on 114 and 121, the first two flights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/we-re-doing-a-lot-of-inspection-on-the-leading-edge-of-our-wing-on/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/840/mark-kelly-27317_doing_we-re-doing-a-lot-of-inspection-on-the-l_3042846.jpg)

> [The first two missions have some test objectives, some new capabilities that we're going to try to develop on orbit to possibly be used on later flights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/the-first-two-missions-have-some-test-objectives-some-new/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/mark-kelly-27317_capabilities_the-first-two-missions-have-some-test-ob_3138906.jpg)

## Other authors on Flights

- [Steven Magee 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flights/steven-magee/)

## More by Mark Kelly

> [There's been a lot of discussion about NASA culture and changing that. I think our culture has always been one of trying to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/there-s-been-a-lot-of-discussion-about-nasa-culture-and-changing-that/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [A trip to space is a big motivator to give up some things in your personal life. Obviously, you can't give up everything and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/a-trip-to-space-is-a-big-motivator-to-give-up-some-things-in-your/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [I think we've done that. But it's not something you really notice, 'cause I've always thought the people here have always done their best,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/i-think-we-ve-done-that-but-it-s-not-something-you-really-notice/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [You look at it as a privilege. So you really decide that you're going to put the time in and work really hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/you-look-at-it-as-a-privilege-so-you-really-decide-that-you-re-going/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [Later, after flying in the Navy for four or five years, spending some time on an aircraft carrier, I applied to and was accepted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/later-after-flying-in-the-navy-for-four-or-five-years-spending-some/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [There's a lot of interest there in the missions that I fly on and the ones my brother's involved with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/there-s-a-lot-of-interest-there-in-the-missions-that-i-fly-on-and-the/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [I'll be helping them getting suited up, getting them in the airlock, getting the airlock prepared, and getting them out the hatch, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/i-ll-be-helping-them-getting-suited-up-getting-them-in-the-airlock/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [My family deals with those risks. The best I can do is talk to them about some of those risks. I'm not incredibly specific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/my-family-deals-with-those-risks-the-best-i-can-do-is-talk-to-them/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [He's working a lot harder than I am. I tell these people that we really appreciate what they're doing for us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/he-s-working-a-lot-harder-than-i-am-i-tell-these-people-that-we/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [It's important to bring things back from the Space Station because, unlike somebody living at the house where the garbage truck comes by twice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/it-s-important-to-bring-things-back-from-the-space-station-because/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/after-the-loss-of-columbia-a-couple-of-years-ago-i-think-we-were/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [There are a lot of dedicated people out there that don't get the recognition that we get, but they're as important as the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/there-are-a-lot-of-dedicated-people-out-there-that-don-t-get-the/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [I personally believe this Agency has always been very dedicated and has always worked as hard as it possibly can to do things as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/i-personally-believe-this-agency-has-always-been-very-dedicated-and/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [I think I was very interested in the space program as a kid, watching the first Apollo missions to the moon, and it's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/i-think-i-was-very-interested-in-the-space-program-as-a-kid-watching/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

> [Well, right now we're so busy that I kind of had to put all the hobbies on hold. But I like going camping with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kelly/well-right-now-we-re-so-busy-that-i-kind-of-had-to-put-all-the/)

[Mark Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kelly/)

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