Spaceflight Quotes

“I could have gone on for another three or four orbits, but it was a question of playing it safe.”

“It was a great ride up... It was a gorgeous launch.”

“Zero G and I feel fine.”

“It was a fabulous flight. It's a great feeling to be a pioneer in space.”

“It was so much smoother than I ever expected. It was a very nice ride.”

“The flight is proceeding normally. I feel fine.”

“I have the best of all worlds. I'm seeing the most beautiful sights, both on the Earth and in the heavens.”

“Things were beginning to malfunction. The attitude control system was acting up, and the automatic pilot was not working.”

“Uh, Houston, we've had a problem.”

“Being a commander is a totally different perspective... you’re worried about the crew; you’re worried about the vehicle; you’re worried about the mission objectives.”

“Why don't you fix your little problem and light this candle?”

“Man, that was a ride.”

“Poyekhali! (Let's go!)”

“After my last flight, I'm not sure that I want to be a passenger on a spaceship.”

“It was a mind-boggling experience, and it's something that I'll remember for the rest of my life.”

“This is a tough business, but it's a good business.”

“The biggest challenge is not the engineering and the rocket science, but it's the dealing with the human factors in long-duration spaceflight.”

“John and I were certainly aware that there was a good chance we were not going to come back. But we were willing to take that risk.”

“You are constantly aware of the fact that you're in a tin can, and if something goes wrong, you're dead.”

“I'm the first private astronaut, if you like, to go into space.”