You're going very fast when you're on orbit, going around the world once every hour and a half.

This vehicle is performing like a champ. I've got a super spaceship under me.

Having the opportunity to fly the first flight of something like a space shuttle was the ultimate test flight.

You're going very fast when you're on orbit, going around the world once every hour and a half.

When you work really hard for something for a long time it's almost impossible to believe that it's coming true.

The space shuttle has been a fantastic vehicle. It is unlike any other thing that we've ever built. Its capabilities have carried several hundred people into space.

If you want to go into space first time on a new vehicle that's never been flown, you want to go with a pro.