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The rocket had worked perfectly, and all I had to do was survive the reentry forces. You do it all, in a flight like that, in a rather short period of time, just 16 minutes as a matter of fact.

~Alan Shepard

Topics: Fact Flight Forces Had Just Like Matter Minutes Perfectly Period Rather Rocket Short Short Period Survive Time Worked You

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They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

~Alan Shepard

Topics: Any Away Good Landing Say They Say Walk You

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You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing.

~Alan Shepard

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Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you've got to be there because you believe you are good in your field, and you can contribute, not because you are going to get a lot of fame or whatever when you get back.

~Alan Shepard

Topics: Astronomer Back Because Believe Contribute Fame Field Get Going Good Got Life Lot Pilot Scientist Whatever Whether You Your

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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

Topics: Enough Finish Five Get Glad Grades Just Like Me Perhaps Rid Say Six Smart Teacher Think Years I Think

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You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world.

~Alan Shepard

Topics: Always Being Business Know Pilot Test World You

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

~Alan Shepard

Topics: Admit After Am History Maybe Must Piece I Am

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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

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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.

~Alan Shepard

Topics: Artistic Good Good Student Interested Math Me Mind More Obviously Physical Physical Science Pretty Pretty Good Science Some Student Studying Subjects Than Think I Think

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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

Topics: Believed Certainly Chance Maybe Mission Odds Said Statistics Success Survival Take Think Those Us Were Which Willing I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Astronaut

Born: November 18th, 1923

Died: July 21st, 1998

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