If somebody'd said before the flight, 'Are you going to get carried away looking at the Earth from the Moon?' I would have say, 'No, no way.' But yet when I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon, I cried.
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. - 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 on a government contract.
- Alan Shepard
I can hit it farther on the moon. But actually, my swing is better here on Earth. - Alan Shepard
I can hit it farther on the moon. But actually, my swing is better here on Earth.
Al is on the surface. And it's been a long way, but we're here. - Alan Shepard
Al is on the surface. And it's been a long way, but we're here.
You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing. - Alan Shepard
You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing.
Why don't you fix your little problem and light this candle? - Alan Shepard
Why don't you fix your little problem and light this candle?
I must admit, maybe I am a piece of history after all. - Alan Shepard
I must admit, maybe I am a piece of history after all.
When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon I cried - Alan Shepard
When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon I cried
And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend more time in planning and tra… - Alan Shepard
And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend more time in planning and tra…
The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder. - Alan Shepard
The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.
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