Mark Kelly | "After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known that the Space Shuttle is a very risky vehicle, much more risky than even flying airplanes in combat."

"After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known that the Space Shuttle is a very risky vehicle, much more risky than even flying airplanes in combat."

Mark Kelly, American Musician

Airplanes, Flying, Loss, Risk

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"After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known that the Space Shuttle is a very risky vehicle, much more risky than even flying airplanes in combat."

"After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known that the Space Shuttle is a very risky vehicle, much more risky than even flying airplanes in combat."

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"I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes."

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Personal Development

"If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes."

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"These airplanes we have today are no more than a perfection of a child's toy made of paper."

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"Everything from airplanes to kitchen blenders and even chopsticks comes with an instruction manual. Children, despite all their complexity, do not."

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"There's a lot of interest there in the missions that I fly on and the ones my brother's involved with."

Brother

"A trip to space is a big motivator to give up some things in your personal life. Obviously, you can't give up everything and you don't want to."

Life

"There are a lot of dedicated people out there that don't get the recognition that we get, but they're as important as the people that are sitting in the vehicle."

People

"I think I was very interested in the space program as a kid, watching the first Apollo missions to the moon, and it's something I thought that would be a lot of, of fun and exciting and a very worthwhile job."

Thought

"Having the benefit to our society, not only here in the United States but throughout the world with the amount of invention you get from having a space program, is well worth the risk that an individual like myself has to take by flying in the vehicle."

Society

"Three of us will help the other two get suited up, get them in the hatch, and get them out the door."

Help

"After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known that the Space Shuttle is a very risky vehicle, much more risky than even flying airplanes in combat."

Airplanes

"Well, right now we're so busy that I kind of had to put all the hobbies on hold. But I like going camping with my kids. I have two daughters; they're 7 and 10 years old."

Camping

"There's been a lot of discussion about NASA culture and changing that. I think our culture has always been one of trying to do a very difficult job and do it well."

Culture

"I'll be helping them getting suited up, getting them in the airlock, getting the airlock prepared, and getting them out the hatch, and then talking them through these three spacewalks."

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"After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known that the Space Shuttle is a very risky vehicle, much more risky than even flying airplanes in combat."

Author Name

Personal Development

"I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes."

Author Name

Personal Development

"If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes."

Author Name

Personal Development

"These airplanes we have today are no more than a perfection of a child's toy made of paper."

Author Name

Personal Development

"Everything from airplanes to kitchen blenders and even chopsticks comes with an instruction manual. Children, despite all their complexity, do not."

Author Name

Personal Development

More

"There's a lot of interest there in the missions that I fly on and the ones my brother's involved with."

Brother

"A trip to space is a big motivator to give up some things in your personal life. Obviously, you can't give up everything and you don't want to."

Life

"There are a lot of dedicated people out there that don't get the recognition that we get, but they're as important as the people that are sitting in the vehicle."

People

"I think I was very interested in the space program as a kid, watching the first Apollo missions to the moon, and it's something I thought that would be a lot of, of fun and exciting and a very worthwhile job."

Thought

"Having the benefit to our society, not only here in the United States but throughout the world with the amount of invention you get from having a space program, is well worth the risk that an individual like myself has to take by flying in the vehicle."

Society

"Three of us will help the other two get suited up, get them in the hatch, and get them out the door."

Help

"After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known that the Space Shuttle is a very risky vehicle, much more risky than even flying airplanes in combat."

Airplanes

"Well, right now we're so busy that I kind of had to put all the hobbies on hold. But I like going camping with my kids. I have two daughters; they're 7 and 10 years old."

Camping

"There's been a lot of discussion about NASA culture and changing that. I think our culture has always been one of trying to do a very difficult job and do it well."

Culture

"I'll be helping them getting suited up, getting them in the airlock, getting the airlock prepared, and getting them out the hatch, and then talking them through these three spacewalks."

Talking