The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.

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.

We worked with the engineers in the design and construction and testing phases in those various areas, then we would get back together at the end of the week and brief each other as to what had gone on.

I can hit it farther on the moon. But actually, my swing is better here on Earth.

Al is on the surface. And it's been a long way, but we're here.

We had some adverse conditions in the '60s, in the '70s and the '80s. The agency has risen above that in the past and will rise above that again.

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.