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I can still remember them wheeling the black and white TV sets into our classroom at school so we could watch the men landing on the Moon, and that obviously had a huge impact. I later found out those people flying Apollo were ex-military test pilots, so I decided to join the Air Force and become a test pilot.

~David Mackay

Topics: Air Air Force Apollo Become Black Black And White Classroom Could Decided Flying Force Found Had Huge Huge Impact Impact Join Landing Later Men Moon Obviously Our Out People Pilot Pilots Remember School Sets Still Test Them Those Tv Watch Were White I Can

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In any aircraft you fly, you always think about what can go wrong, and you plan for it in advance. You always have back-up plans.

~David Mackay

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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

Topics: Another Come Commercial Complex End Ends Era Fantastic Flight Get Going Hiatus Hugely Inevitable Involved Opens Opportunity Sad Shuttle Space Vehicle Very Window World Would

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I want to get to the moon. I want to go to Mars.

~David Mackay

Topics: Get Go Mars Moon To The Moon Want

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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

Topics: All My Life Astronaut Boundaries Frustrated Grew Humans Landing Life Living Lots Mars Moon My Life No Boundaries Seemed Space Time Up Us Would

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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

Topics: Apollo Exciting Fantastic Moon Really Saw Thought Want

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Not long after I got my test pilot qualification, I realised there was no manned space flight programme in the U.K., and there was unlikely to be one.

~David Mackay

Topics: After Flight Got Long Pilot Programme Qualification Realised Space Test Unlikely

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I am not going to pretend that flying a spaceship will be as safe as getting in a 747 with four engines for a flight across the Atlantic.

~David Mackay

Topics: Across Am Atlantic Engines Flight Flying Four Getting Going Pretend Safe Spaceship Will I Am

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I would say if you do have ambitions, don't just wait around. Go out and make yourself as well-qualified as possible so you can take that rare opportunity when it comes along.

~David Mackay

Topics: Along Ambition Around Go Just Make Opportunity Out Possible Rare Say Take Wait Would You Yourself

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I do have a bit of a fear of heights. But I don't get scared of heights when I am flying a plane.

~David Mackay

Topics: Am Bit Fear Flying Get Heights Plane Scared I Am

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Aviator

Born: Unknown

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