#shuttle

The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency. ↗

— Sally Ride

#case #during #emergency #goes #helps

I've had a chance to fly a lot of different airplanes, but it was nothing like the shuttle ride. ↗

— Chris Hadfield

#different #fly #had #i #like

Well, we spend an awful lot of our time working and doing experiments. It's very busy up on the shuttle. ↗

— Sally Ride

#busy #doing #experiments #lot #our

At that point, there will be the handover between the shuttle arm and the station arm so that the shuttle arm will take the cradle and put it into the cargo bay. ↗

— Umberto Guidoni

#bay #between #cargo #cradle #into

We have lost one shuttle for every 57 flights and that is not a good ratio. I do believe we need to continue space flights, but maybe we can follow the example of the Russians and use unmanned vehicles to transport hardware into space. ↗

— Lincoln Davis

#continue #every #example #flights #follow

In 1983, NASA invited Canada to fly three payload specialists, in part because we had contributed the robotic arm that is used on the shuttle. ↗

— Marc Garneau

#because #canada #contributed #fly #had

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 loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known that the Space Shuttle is a very risky vehicle, much more risky than even flying airplanes in combat. ↗

— Mark Kelly

#ago #always #columbia #combat #couple

When people have asked if I'd like to go in the Shuttle, I said you don't get to fly it, except for landing, which I'd love to do. I wouldn't go unless I could command it. ↗

— Wally Schirra

#command #could #except #fly #get

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