#shuttle

So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or the Expedition crew. Of course, I think I want to take more care of the Expedition crew, because they're going to stay there for a long time. ↗

— Philippe Perrin

#care #course #crew #difference #expedition

After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety of the space shuttle to fix the things that had gone wrong. ↗

— Sally Ride

#after #challenger #fix #gone #had

I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle. ↗

— Sally Ride

#flight #floating #i #just #middle

No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents. ↗

— Sally Ride

#astronauts #high-risk #i #i think #most

On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot. ↗

— Sally Ride

#background #commander #crew #pilot #shuttle

The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident. ↗

— Sally Ride

#before #better #challenger #rocket #safer

Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit. ↗

— Sally Ride

#during #i #into #itself #mission

NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet. ↗

— Rachael Ray

#asked #chicken #create #desire #fake

After the Shuttle checks out on its two upcoming flights, it will be ready to take larger components up to the International Space Station later this fall. ↗

— Marc Garneau

#checks #components #fall #flights #international

We have played a critical role in meeting the new safety standards. The Canadian space industry contributed new tools that make the inspection of the space shuttle possible. ↗

— Marc Garneau

#contributed #critical #critical role #industry #inspection