When I was 12, I saw the Apollo moon landings, and I thought that was really fantastic and exciting and thought, 'That's what I want to do.' David Mackay apolloexcitfantastic Change image and share on social
It's very sad that there's going to be a hiatus in manned space flight from the U.S. The Shuttle was a fantastic, hugely complex vehicle. It was inevitable it would come to an end, but this is the opportunity for the commercial world to get involved. As the Shuttle era ends, another window of opportunity opens. David Mackay commercialcomplexend share on social
I have watched SS2 evolve over the years into an incredible vehicle that is going to open up space to more people than ever before. David Mackay evolveincredibleopen Change image and share on social
From a very early age, I wanted to fly aeroplanes. David Mackay aeroplaneageearly Change image and share on social
I've been lucky enough to have flown some very interesting aircraft in the past, but SpaceShipTwo is far and away the most exciting of them all. David Mackay aircraftexcitfly Change image and share on social
For Virgin Galactic's customers, it is transportation to the most amazing experience of their lives. I very much look forward to sending some Scots into space. David Mackay amazecustomerexperience Change image and share on social
I was a frustrated astronaut all my life. I grew up at a time when space seemed to have no boundaries, and lots of us presumed humans would be living on the moon and landing on Mars. David Mackay astronautboundaryfrustrate Change image and share on social
I was brought up in the north of Scotland, and where I lived was so lowly populated, it was used as a low-flying area by the Air Force, so lots of exciting aircraft used to fly over my village. David Mackay airaircraftarea Change image and share on social
By my mid-30s, I just thought, 'This is not going to happen. I am never going to become an astronaut in the U.K.' David Mackay 30sastronauthappen Change image and share on social
I want to get to the moon. I want to go to Mars. David Mackay marmoon Change image and share on social