The pilot looked at his cues of attitude and speed and orientation and so on and responded as he would from the same cues in an airplane, but there was no way it flew the same. The simulators had showed us that. Alan Shepard airplaneattitudecue share on social
I must admit, maybe I am a piece of history after all. Alan Shepard admithistorypiece Change image and share on social
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. Alan Shepard finishgladgrade Change image and share on social
But when I was selected, after my very first tour of squadron duty, to become one of the youngest candidates for the test pilot school, I began to realize, maybe you are a little bit better. Alan Shepard beginbitecandidate Change image and share on social
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. Alan Shepard believechancemission Change image and share on social
The excitement really didn't start to build until the trailer - which was carrying me, with a space suit with ventilation and all that sort of stuff - pulled up to the launch pad. Alan Shepard buildcarryexcitement Change image and share on social
You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing. Alan Shepard attentionextrapay Change image and share on social
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. Alan Shepard abilityapplybook share on social
I think the sense of family and family achievement, plus the discipline which I received there from that one-room school were really very helpful in what I did later on. Alan Shepard achievementdisciplinefamily Change image and share on social
So everything turned out fine, and we were given the opportunity to go to Washington and be briefed on the project of man in space, and given the opportunity to choose whether we wanted to get involved or not. Alan Shepard briefchoosefine share on social
