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Alan Shepard Quotes

Total quotes: 12
“It is 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 contract.”
— Alan Shepard
Tagged: Feelings, realization, Outerspace, Contracts, Bidding, Governement, Safety
“This is the first time that astronauts of the first group have exhibited things that are personal and sentimental to them. We hope it will encourage youngsters to follow in our footsteps.”
— Alan Shepard, Five of Mercury Seven return to the Cape, Launch Hall of Fame- Astronauts hope exhibits will inspire youths to learn
Tagged: Astronaut, Encouragement, motivation
“We're going to see passengers in space stations in 15 years, who will be able to buy a ticket and spend a weekend in space.”
— Alan Shepard, people
Tagged: Passengers, Change, Space Station, Worth, Weekend in space
“The first one I hit pretty flush with one hand - went about 200 yards. And the second one I shanked, and it rolled into a crater about 40 yards away.”
— Alan Shepard, Describing his golf shots made on the Moon
Tagged: Golf, Man on the moon
“Neil’s voice was calm, confident, most of all clear. ‘Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.’ It was 4:17:42 P.M. EDT, Sunday, July 20, 1969.”
— Alan Shepard, Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings
Tagged: Man on the moon, Landing, calmness, confident
“I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.”
— Alan Shepard, Ex-Astronaut Recalls Thrill of 1st U.S. Space Flight
Tagged: pilot, Astronaut, America, History
“We had some adverse conditions in the '60s, in the '70s and the '80s. The agency has risen above that in the past and will rise above that again.”
— Alan Shepard, The Flight of Memory- Mercury Reunion Honors Glenn's Voyage
Tagged: Adversity, condition, Agency, Strength And Courage
“There were similarities between these two incidents. The similarity was too much success … over-confidence and complacency, quite frankly.”
— Alan Shepard, Even Cosmos Is Aghast at Size of Earthly Egos
Tagged: similarities, Success, Confidence, Complacency
“I realized up there that our planet is not infinite. It's fragile. That may not be obvious to a lot of folks, and it's tough that people are fighting each other here on Earth instead of trying to get together and live on this planet. We look pretty vulnerable in the darkness of space.”
— Alan Shepard, What Does Moon Flight Mean Now
Tagged: Outerspace, planet, fragility, Preservation, Living, Finite
“The rocket worked perfectly except for landing on the wrong planet.”
— Alan Shepard, Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings
Tagged: planet, Landing, Rocket
“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 your field, and you can contribute, not because you are going to get a lot of fame or whatever when you get back.”
— Alan Shepard
Tagged: Astronomer, Scientific Breakthroughs, pilot, inspiration, ability, skills
“No way that any astronaut worth his salt volunteered for the space program to become a hero. You don't select astronauts who want fame and fortune. You select them because they're the best test pilots in the world, they know it, and it's a personal challenge for them. And the astronauts of today are exactly the same.”
— Alan Shepard, Blastoff to the Past- Tribute to America's First Men in Space
Tagged: Hero, pilot, best pilot, Challenge
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