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 #famousquotes#aviation#space
We wanted to be in great shape, we wanted to be able to cope with zero gravity, we wanted to be able to cope with accelerations and deceleration and so on.
- Alan Shepard #famousquotes#aviation#space
Nobody who has not been up in the sky on a glorious morning can possibly imagine the way a pilot feels in free heaven. - William T. Piper #famousquotes#aviation
You don't have to watch every second for cats, dogs, children, lights, road signs, ladies with baby carriages and citizens who drive out in the middle of the block against the lights. - William T. Piper #famousquotes#aviation