14+ Robert Crippen Quotes On Education, World And Civil War

Robert Crippen is an American astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Captain. He was the pilot of the first Space Shuttle mission, STS-1, and commanded three other Space Shuttle missions. He was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Robert Crippen on leadership, education, life.

Looking down at the Earth, you started to pick up a sense of speed much more than I had noticed on orbit. — Robert Crippen

You're going very fast when you're on orbit, going around the world once every hour and a half. — Robert Crippen

We were only on orbit a little over two days so we had no adverse effects from being weightless... — Robert Crippen

We were on the dark side of the Earth when we started to see outside the window this soft pink glow, which is a lot of little angry ions out there going very fast. We were hitting them very fast. — Robert Crippen

I was selected to be an astronaut on a military program called the Manned Orbiting Laboratory back in '67 and that program got cancelled in '69 and NASA ended up taking half of us... — Robert Crippen

The nature of the shuttle was, we couldn't put a crew escape system in it. — Robert Crippen

Having the opportunity to fly the first flight of something like a space shuttle was the ultimate test flight. — Robert Crippen

Living inside the shuttle was a little like camping out. We ended up sleeping in our seats. You had to pay attention to housekeeping, not get things too dirty. — Robert Crippen

The real pleasure was having the chance to enjoy being weightless, and the other was to... spend some time looking out at this beautiful spaceship Earth that we're all lucky to inhabit. — Robert Crippen

The space shuttle has been a fantastic vehicle. It is unlike any other thing that we've ever built. Its capabilities have carried several hundred people into space. — Robert Crippen

Selection of crews is always been somewhat of a mystery. — Robert Crippen

This vehicle is performing like a champ. I've got a super spaceship under me. — Robert Crippen

If you want to go into space first time on a new vehicle that's never been flown, you want to go with a pro. — Robert Crippen

When you work really hard for something for a long time it's almost impossible to believe that it's coming true. — Robert Crippen

Life Lessons by Robert Crippen

1. Robert Crippen's career as an astronaut taught us that hard work and dedication can lead to great accomplishments.
2. He also showed us that with the right attitude and perseverance, any goal can be achieved.
3. His work demonstrated that with the right team and support, anything is possible.