Alan Shepard Quotes

You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world.

The pilot looked at his cues of attitude and speed and orientation and so on and responded as he wou...

I realized up there that our planet is not infinite. It's fragile. That may not be obvious to a lot ...

It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined b...

We worked with the engineers in the design and construction and testing phases in those various area...

I'd like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teach...

I think all of us certainly believed the statistics which said that probably 88% chance of mission s...

It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined ...

And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that...

Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you've got to be there ...

They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition and being a page in a history book, ...

I think the sense of family and family achievement, plus the discipline which I received there from ...