Contracts Quote by Alan Shepard

We all have our levels of risk tolerance. People who have decided they want to go to space are going to go.

— Jim Cantrell

I just felt that space was the next thing coming in aviation. It was higher, faster. It had the risk.

— Gene Kranz

I think the people that want to fly in space, who want to work in space, who want to go to station, these people…

— Roman Romanenko

Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back.

— Duane G. Carey

I feel bad that I'm the one always blamed for the failure of the space business - even though there are problems with government…

— Yi So-Yeon

Congress often covers the exposed crotch of our human spaceflight program with the figleaf of science when it's an obvious lie to justify the…

— Rick Tumlinson

I'll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the highest highs and the…

— Ellen Ochoa

Everyone's in the space industry. They just don't know it yet.

— Dylan Taylor

Ironically, the opportunity to go into space brings you back down to Earth big time! My decision must also take into account my children,…

— Guy Laliberte

NASA is so risk-averse. That's insane for exploration.

— Robert Bigelow

I think there is something very consoling in feeling lost in space but also feeling grounded, and seeing that all of this is part…

— Wolfgang Tillmans

As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.

— John Glenn