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title: "1 Outside Window Quotes By Robert Crippen"
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> [We were on the dark side of the Earth when we started to see outside the window this soft pink glow, which is a lot of little angry ions out there going very fast. We were hitting them very fast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/we-were-on-the-dark-side-of-the-earth-when-we-started-to-see-outside/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

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## More by Robert Crippen

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/if-you-want-to-go-into-space-first-time-on-a-new-vehicle-that-s-never/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [Selection of crews is always been somewhat of a mystery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/selection-of-crews-is-always-been-somewhat-of-a-mystery/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [I was selected to be an astronaut on a military program called the Manned Orbiting Laboratory back in '67. That program got cancelled in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/i-was-selected-to-be-an-astronaut-on-a-military-program-called-the/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [The nature of the shuttle was, we couldn't put a crew escape system in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/the-nature-of-the-shuttle-was-we-couldn-t-put-a-crew-escape-system-in/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/the-space-shuttle-has-been-a-fantastic-vehicle-it-is-unlike-any-other/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [When you work really hard for something for a long time it's almost impossible to believe that it's coming true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/when-you-work-really-hard-for-something-for-a-long-time-it-s-almost/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [Living inside the shuttle was a little like camping out. We ended up sleeping in our seats. You had to pay attention to housekeeping,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/living-inside-the-shuttle-was-a-little-like-camping-out-we-ended-up/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [Having the opportunity to fly the first flight of something like a space shuttle was the ultimate test flight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/having-the-opportunity-to-fly-the-first-flight-of-something-like-a/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [This vehicle is performing like a champ. I've got a super spaceship under me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/this-vehicle-is-performing-like-a-champ-i-ve-got-a-super-spaceship/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [We were only on orbit a little over two days, so we had no adverse effects from being weightless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/we-were-only-on-orbit-a-little-over-two-days-so-we-had-no-adverse/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [The real pleasure was having the chance to enjoy being weightless, and the other was to spend some time looking out at this beautiful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/the-real-pleasure-was-having-the-chance-to-enjoy-being-weightless-and/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/i-thought-it-was-going-to-take-a-lot-more-countdowns-on-the-pad-we/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [Looking down at the Earth, you started to pick up a sense of speed much more than I had noticed on orbit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/looking-down-at-the-earth-you-started-to-pick-up-a-sense-of-speed/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [You're going very fast when you're on orbit, going around the world once every hour and a half.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/you-re-going-very-fast-when-you-re-on-orbit-going-around-the-world/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

> [We were on the dark side of the Earth when we started to see outside the window this soft pink glow, which is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crippen/we-were-on-the-dark-side-of-the-earth-when-we-started-to-see-outside/)

[Robert Crippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crippen/)

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