I want people to go into space, to orbit around the world a few times, even to stay there for 24 hours and then come back to where they took off. And I also want people with a low income to be able to do that, not only rich people.

History gets reinterpreted as time goes on. Many times, the participants are lost in the retelling of the story.

I was motivated to improve the U.S. strategy of going back to the moon in 1985. That's a long time ago. Going back to the moon would be a great achievement for tourism adventure flights.

Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities.

Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the moon.

I do celebrity ski races all over the world.

I think both the space shuttle program and the International Space Station program have not really lived up to their expectations.