All Alan Shepard Quotes
- Al is on the surface. And it's been a long way, but we're here. Al
- It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government… Bidder
- Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you've got to be there because you believe you are good in… Astronomer
- You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing. Any
- I'd like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to… Finish
- Obviously I was challenged by becoming a Naval aviator, by landing aboard aircraft carriers and so on. Aboard
- You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world. Business
- We worked with the engineers in the design and construction and testing phases in those various areas, then we would get back together at the… Areas
- You've done it in the simulator so many times, you don't have a real sense of being excited when the flight is going on. You're… Busy
- But when I was selected, after my very first tour of squadron duty, to become one of the youngest candidates for the test pilot school,… Become One
- Later, in the early teens, I used to ride my bike every Saturday morning to the nearest airport, ten miles away, push airplanes in and… Airplane
- The excitement really didn't start to build until the trailer - which was carrying me, with a space suit with ventilation and all that sort… All
- The first plane ride was in a homemade glider my buddy and I built. Unfortunately we didn't get more than four feet off the ground,… Buddy
- The pilot looked at his cues of attitude and speed and orientation and so on and responded as he would from the same cues in… Airplane
- Then there was the challenge to keep doing better and better, to fly the best test flight that anybody had ever flown. That led to… Anybody
- Why don't you light that candle ? Candle
- The rocket had worked perfectly, and all I had to do was survive the reentry forces. You do it all, in a flight like that,… All
- They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Any
- It's been a long way, but we're here. Been