Having the opportunity to fly the first flight of something like a space shuttle was the ultimate test flight.
I was selected to be an astronaut on a military program called the Manned Orbiting Laboratory back in '67 and that program got cancelled in '69 and N… - Robert Crippen
I was selected to be an astronaut on a military program called the Manned Orbiting Laboratory back in '67 and that program got cancelled in '69 and N…
- Robert Crippen
The space shuttle has been a fantastic vehicle. It is unlike any other thing that we've ever built. Its capabilities have carried several hundred peo… - Robert Crippen
The space shuttle has been a fantastic vehicle. It is unlike any other thing that we've ever built. Its capabilities have carried several hundred peo…
We were only on orbit a little over two days so we had no adverse effects from being weightless... - Robert Crippen
We were only on orbit a little over two days so we had no adverse effects from being weightless...
Selection of crews is always been somewhat of a mystery. - Robert Crippen
Selection of crews is always been somewhat of a mystery.
We were on the dark side of the Earth when we started to see outside the window this soft pink glow, which is a lot of little angry ions out there go… - Robert Crippen
We were on the dark side of the Earth when we started to see outside the window this soft pink glow, which is a lot of little angry ions out there go…
Living inside the shuttle was a little like camping out. We ended up sleeping in our seats. You had to pay attention to housekeeping, not get things … - Robert Crippen
Living inside the shuttle was a little like camping out. We ended up sleeping in our seats. You had to pay attention to housekeeping, not get things …
Looking down at the Earth, you started to pick up a sense of speed much more than I had noticed on orbit. - Robert Crippen
Looking down at the Earth, you started to pick up a sense of speed much more than I had noticed on orbit.
If you want to go into space first time on a new vehicle that's never been flown, you want to go with a pro. - Robert Crippen
If you want to go into space first time on a new vehicle that's never been flown, you want to go with a pro.
You're going very fast when you're on orbit, going around the world once every hour and a half. - Robert Crippen
You're going very fast when you're on orbit, going around the world once every hour and a half.
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