25 Quotes by Bill Shepherd

I want them to take that hurt feeling with them. They did not complete something. I want them to think about it all spring and summer, because I'm here to win in March. I never want them to feel this again.

On behalf of the crew on Alpha, I'd like to commend Endeavour and its crew for the tremendous technical challenge and the great achievements ... I can't think of a mission that we've flown in a long time that's been a bigger challenge.

I know my wife is going to be anxious to see me. I'll be happy to get home on time if Captain Wetherbee and the Discovery crew can arrange that.

I really and truly think that my team is not going to feel the pressure because they don't know what to expect. So I think in this case, being young really helps us out.

He's really a hard worker. He works his tail off and hopefully he keeps doing that so that we have a better junior and senior on our hands.

He's young, so he's on one night, off another night. But when he's on, he's really surprised us with what he's capable of doing.

The first expedition on the space station requests permission to take the radio call sign Alpha,