I am Eagle! I am Eagle!

The Retrofire rockets seem to be responding well.

I don’t believe in God. I believe in man – in his strength, his possibilities, and his reason.

I don't believe in God. I believe in man -- in his strength, his possibilities, and his reason.

The Retrofire rockets seem to be responding well

I am high in the sky, and still I do not see the face of god.

Some say God is living there [in space]. I was looking around very attentively, but I did not see anyone there. I did not detect either angels or gods....I don't believe in God. I believe in man - his strength, his possibilities, his reason.

I am eagle, I am eagle!

We were young, we were pilots, and we were hungry to test the new technology of 'space machines.' And we all wanted to be first.

We thought our careers as cosmonauts - we were young then - would end with a flight to Mars. But, you see, life has made some course corrections.