Earth Quote 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.

— Robert Crippen

Selection of crews is always been somewhat of a mystery.

— 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…

— Robert Crippen

The nature of the shuttle was, we couldn't put a crew escape system in it.

— 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…

— Robert Crippen

When you work really hard for something for a long time it's almost impossible to believe that it's coming true.

— 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,…

— Robert Crippen

Having the opportunity to fly the first flight of something like a space shuttle was the ultimate test flight.

— Robert Crippen

This vehicle is performing like a champ. I've got a super spaceship under me.

— Robert Crippen

We were only on orbit a little over two days, so we had no adverse effects from being weightless.

— 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…

— 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…

— Robert Crippen