32 Quotes by 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 people into space.

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.

I was selected to be an astronaut on a military program called the Manned Orbiting Laboratory back in ’67. That program got cancelled in ’69 and NASA ended up taking half of us.

The real pleasure was having the chance to enjoy being weightless, and the other was to spend some time looking out at this beautiful Earth that we’re all lucky to inhabit.

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