Completing Quote by Wayne Hale

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

It's unfortunate, but I know it's the right thing to do to end the shuttle program. If we want to do other things, we…

— Shannon Walker

Having the benefit to our society, not only here in the United States but throughout the world with the amount of invention you get…

— Mark Kelly

For the last several years and culminating in six months in orbit next year, I've been training for my third space flight. This one…

— Chris Hadfield

After the Shuttle checks out on its two upcoming flights, it will be ready to take larger components up to the International Space Station…

— Marc Garneau

Although I know a lot of the previous shuttle flights, in theory, had their tasks laid out; but there were still some changes that…

— Linda M. Godwin

The shuttle is the worst $20 you'll ever save. It adds 90 minutes to whatever a Town Car or cab would have been. You…

— Adam Carolla

Having a diverse suite of U.S.-manned spaceflight systems to access space is inherently robust.

— Alan Stern

Commercial crew transportation has the potential to revolutionize the space industry for public and private sector entities alike.

— Robert Bigelow

The vast majority of the shuttle program was a success. We learned so much about how a reusable spacecraft interacts with its environment, how…

— Eileen Collins

Even with only two people on board, where maintenance is a large piece of our working day, we still have time to do scientific…

— John L. Phillips

We have lost one shuttle for every 57 flights and that is not a good ratio. I do believe we need to continue space…

— Lincoln Davis