Quotes by Alan Shepard

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I think the sense of family and family achievement, plus the discipline which I received there from that one-room school — Alan Shepard
It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder — Alan Shepard
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 t — Alan Shepard
Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you've got to be there because you believe — Alan Shepard
You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world. — Alan Shepard
And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend — 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 cue — Alan Shepard
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder — Alan Shepard
They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one. — 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 t — 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 — Alan Shepard
I think all of us certainly believed the statistics which said that probably 88% chance of mission success and maybe 96% — Alan Shepard
We worked with the engineers in the design and construction and testing phases in those various areas, then we would get — Alan Shepard