I think all of us certainly believed the statistics which said that probably 88% chance of — Alan Shepard
And I think that still is true of this business – which is basically research and development — Alan Shepard
But when I was selected, after my very first tour of squadron duty, to become one of the — Alan Shepard
I didn’t mind studying. Obviously math and the physical science subjects interested me more than — Alan Shepard
I think the sense of family and family achievement, plus the discipline which I received there — Alan Shepard
I woke up an hour before I was supposed to, and started going over the mental checklist: — Alan Shepard
It’s a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one’s safety factor was determined — Alan Shepard
I’d like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps — Alan Shepard
Later, in the early teens, I used to ride my bike every saturday morning to the nearest airport — Alan Shepard
Of course I was delighted the flight was over, but I still had to worry about cleaning up inside the cabin — Alan Shepard
Obviously I was challenged by becoming a naval aviator, by landing aboard aircraft carriers and so on. — Alan Shepard
So everything turned out fine, and we were given the opportunity to go to washington and be briefed — Alan Shepard
The pilot looked at his cues of attitude and speed and orientation and so on and responded as — Alan Shepard
Then there was the challenge to keep doing better and better, to fly the best test flight that anybody had ever flown. — Alan Shepard
We also knew it would be difficult, because of the financial condition of the family, for me to go to college. — Alan Shepard
Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you’ve got to be — Alan Shepard
We worked with the engineers in the design and construction and testing phases in those various areas — Alan Shepard
You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition and being a page in a history book — Alan Shepard
You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing. — Alan Shepard
You’ve done it in the simulator so many times, you don’t have a real sense of being excited — Alan Shepard