“Having three operational vehicles in the fleet affords the shuttle program great schedule flexibility as we move toward flying safely and completing the international space station.” MovingThreeSpaceProgramInternationalFlyingStationsVehicleSchedulesFlexibilityCompletingInternational Space StationShuttle Program Author:Wayne Hale
“Instead of planning the retirement of the Space Shuttle program, America should be preparing the shuttles for their next step in space: evolving, not shutting them down and laying off thousands of people.” PeopleShouldAmericaNextSpaceStepsProgramDown AndPlanningEvolveRetirementPreparingNext StepsSpace ShuttleShuttle Program Author:Buzz Aldrin
“In the space shuttle program, where we had males and females, I can tell you that nobody was doing that [sex] because there's absolutely no privacy. The only privacy would have been in the air lock, but everybody would know what you were doing. You're not out there doing a spacewalk. There's no reason to be in there.” KnowsHas BeensI CanReasonSexSpaceAirFemaleProgramMalesPrivacyNo ReasonLocksDoing YouSpace ShuttleShuttle Program Author:Mike Mullane
“We're going to go to the moon. We're going to go on to Mars. We're going to set up a base on the moon. OK, but no money to pay for it, nothing in the budget for it. And so the decision made at that time was to cancel the whole shuttle program to save money, which I think was very, very short sighted.” ThinkingMadeWholeDecisionPayGoes OnMoonProgramBudgetsMarsNo MoneySaving MoneyDecisions MadeShort SightedShuttle Program Author:John Glenn
“No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.” ThinkingSpaceRiskProgramPreparedAccidentsAstronautSpace ShuttleHigh RiskShuttle Program Author:Sally Ride
“When I was a kid, I was a bit of a space geek. I loved the space program and all things NASA. I would read books about our solar system; I had pictures of the Space Shuttle on my bedroom wall. And yes, I even went to Space Camp.” BookKidsBitsSpaceWallProgramAll ThingsCampsBedroomGeekNasaSolar SystemSpace ProgramSpace ShuttleBedroom WallShuttle Program Author:Simon Sinek
“I think both the space shuttle program and the International Space Station program have not really lived up to their expectations.” ThinkingSpaceExpectationsProgramInternationalStationsSpace ShuttleInternational Space StationShuttle Program Author:Buzz Aldrin