I've done a lot of things in a business where you're lucky to stay alive, so when the time comes, I'll be happy to pass my knowledge along and help someone else.

I'm retired from the daredevil business.

Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.

We want to push mankind's boundaries out a little further.

I know the whole world is watching now. And I wish the world could see what I can see. Sometimes you have to get up really high to understand how small you really are. I'm going home now.

If the Wright brothers hadn't put their lives on the line, we would not be flying around the world these days. So we need pioneers.

If I do something, it's always 90% obvious and 10% unknown.