Eileen Collins Quotes
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I think about the Columbia crew every day. I feel like we are carrying on their mission.
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I'm honored to be the first woman to have the opportunity to command the shuttle. I don't really think about that on a day-to-day basis because I really don't need to.
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Personally , I did not expect any large pieces of foam to fall off the external tank.
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This mission is a dream come true for all of us, not just to fly on the shuttle but to fly on this very important mission.
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I can honestly say that in my job day to day, I'm not really aware that there's any difference between male and female crew members. It may be cool to the rest of the world that a woman is the commander of this flight. I think that's great.
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Some people said, “we don't want to risk astronauts lives anymore, we need to stop doing this”. The astronauts don't feel that wayWe fly for our country, we fly for humanity, we fly for exploration, we fly for a variety of reasons, and we don't stop flying because we have accidents.
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I've been in your shoes many times so I understand.
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Discovery is in absolutely great shape. I'm pretty confident about the entry into the atmosphere and I'm thinking about the landing.
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Houston, Discovery, wheels are down. We're all happy to be back again.
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We made the best decision based on what we knew at the time.
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We reflect on the last shuttle mission , the great ship Columbia and her inspiring crew.
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I had been gone from my family and I sort of want to make it up to them this summer and spend a good summer with my family.
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The vast majority of the shuttle program was a success. We learned so much about how a reusable spacecraft interacts with its environment, how it ages-and what to design next time.
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Our flight is the next flight of many in the human exploration of the universe.
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We're going to enjoy another day on orbit and we'll see you on Earth tomorrow.
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You guys made the right decision. We're going to enjoy another orbit.
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This is a wonderful moment for all of us to experience.
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I was quite nervous about whether I could throw out the ball and hit it spot on. He didn't even have to move to catch it. I was quite happy.
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We want to explore. We're curious people. Look back over history, people have put their lives at stake to go out and explore ... We believe in what we're doing. Now it's time to go.
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OK, Houston we copy that. We'll be a wave off for today.
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I wish I could come back up here whenever I wanted.
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We have had a fantastic mission. We are so glad to come back and be able to say it's a success.
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I don't think of myself as being a woman and having anything to prove.
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In some ways I feel sad about leaving NASA, but the reality is, I won't fly again.