Scott Carpenter Quotes

At this point in the countdown, it seems appropriate to say to the crew of Discovery -- good luck, have a safe flight and to say once again `Godspeed John Glenn,`

To be able to promote your son to captain '” what an honor. I`m so proud of you, ... The sky`s the limit. Before we promote you to captain, I want one more thing from you: I want your final salute as a lieutenant.

They`re all very competitive, ... but I`ve never heard any of them say anything bad about another.

What people don`t fully realize is that we view ourselves as expendable in the pursuit of a high purpose, ... If he or anyone else should perish, that`s okay. We`ve recovered from it before and we will again.

The trails are open and have been repaired. For some folks, it will be their first chance back on those trials.

(Early on, he repeated a famous line from his first flight --) Zero-G and I feel fine ... Godspeed, John Glenn.

We`re all facing the Grim Reaper, ... It`s like John Denver put it in one of his songs -- `Live, live without care.`

Right on, ... I always thought of us as `All for one, one for all,` like the Three Musketeers. There`s an abiding camaraderie that pleases everybody. It`s the life of the group.

It`s interesting how at odds we were then with the Soviet Union,

Only a matter of time.