It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that

It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that

Alan Shepard
22/09/2025
22/09/2025

It's 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.

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It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's 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.
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's 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.
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's 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.
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's 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.
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's 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.
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's 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.
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's 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.
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's 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.
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's 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.
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that
Alan Shepard
Alan Shepard

American - Astronaut November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998

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Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess.

Alan Shepard

We worked with the engineers in the design and construction and testing phases in those various areas, then we would get back together at the end of the week and brief each other as to what had gone on.

Alan Shepard

You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition and being a page in a history book, but you have to be there because you believe your talent and ability can be applied effectively to operation of the spacecraft.

Alan Shepard

I'd like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to get rid of me.

Alan Shepard

I think all of us certainly believed the statistics which said that probably 88% chance of mission success and maybe 96% chance of survival. And we were willing to take those odds.

Alan Shepard

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

Alan Shepard

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

Alan Shepard

The pilot looked at his cues of attitude and speed and orientation and so on and responded as he would from the same cues in an airplane, but there was no way it flew the same. The simulators had showed us that.

Alan Shepard
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