Tag: Alan Shepard

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teacher

Alan Shepard | teacher

I’d like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to get rid of me.

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success

Alan Shepard | success

I think all of us certainly believed the statistics which said that probably 88% chance of mission success and maybe 96% chance of survival. And we were willing to take those odds.

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sports

Alan Shepard | sports

Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess.

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science

Alan Shepard | science

I didn’t mind studying. Obviously math and the physical science subjects interested me more than some of the more artistic subjects, but I think I was a pretty good student.

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morning

Alan Shepard | morning

Later, in the early teens, I used to ride my bike every Saturday morning to the nearest airport, ten miles away, push airplanes in and out of the hangars, and clean up the hangars.

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history

Alan Shepard | history

I must admit, maybe I am a piece of history after all.

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history

Alan Shepard | history

You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition and being a page in a history book, but you have to be there because you believe your talent and ability can be applied effectively to operation of the spacecraft.

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government

Alan Shepard | government

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.

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design

Alan Shepard | design

We worked with the engineers in the design and construction and testing phases in those various areas, then we would get back together at the end of the week and brief each other as to what had gone on.

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attitude

Quote from Alan Shepard | attitude

attitude

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