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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

Topics: Air Air Force Aircraft Area Brought Exciting Fly Force Lived Lots Lowly North Over Scotland Up Used Village Where

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I cannot wait to get up there and experience space travel for the first time. It will be a dream come true.

~David Mackay

Topics: Cannot Come Dream Experience First First Time Get Space Space Travel Time Travel True Up Wait Will

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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

Topics: Am Astronaut Become Going Happen Just Never Thought I Am

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We go up just into space - space is most commonly accepted to be 100 kilometres above the earth's surface, and we go up just beyond that to about 350,000 ft.

~David Mackay

Topics: About Above Accepted Beyond Commonly Earth Go Just Most Space Surface Up

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I've always hankered after going into space and walking on the moon and Mars. I did want to be an astronaut, and had there been a manned space flight programme in the U.K., I would have been knocking on the door.

~David Mackay

Topics: After Always Astronaut Been Did Door Flight Going Had Knocking Mars Moon Programme Space Walking Want Would

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From a very early age, I wanted to fly aeroplanes.

~David Mackay

Topics: Age Early Early Age Fly Very Very Early Age Wanted

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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

Topics: Before Ever Evolve Going Incredible More More People Open Over People Space Than Up Vehicle Watched Years

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I watched the moon landing as a boy, and I thought that was the most exciting thing ever, going into space, orbiting Earth and exploring other planets. That looked fantastic.

~David Mackay

Topics: Boy Earth Ever Exciting Exploring Fantastic Going Landing Looked Moon Most Other Planets Space Thing Thought Watched

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I thought any chance I had of space travel would be military or government-controlled.

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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

Topics: Aircraft Away Been Enough Exciting Far Flown In The Past Interesting Lucky Most Past Some Them Very

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Aviator

Born: Unknown

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