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This is not flight hardware. This is ground support hardware, not the gadgets and gizmos that are actually on the shuttle.

Kari Fluegel

I'll reach up with the shuttle arm, almost like passing a baton from the new arm to the old arm.

Chris Hadfield

We looked at New York City, New Jersey, and we also looked at the ethnic breakdown -- what it is now, what it's projected to be in the future. Many people shuttle back and forth between New York, New Jersey and Florida, and there is a certain percent who knows about our brand.

Christine Michaels

Everything we pour into the shuttle is an investment in the past.

Louis Friedman

The space shuttle is critically dependent on what we intend to do with the international space station and those requirements are still being worked out.

Michael Kostelnik

It may be a smaller vehicle and not as impressive or loud as the shuttle. [But] it could be able to launch and land within a few minutes.

Dennis Smith

The rumors from the astrophysics community are that they are very fearful that the money will be directed to rectifying the problems with the shuttle.

George Fraser

Even though it was an outside chance, that could have been me on the shuttle. It's kind of scary.

Tom Richardson

Until we review all [mission] anomalies, we won't launch another shuttle.

Kyle Herring

We've done all that we can think, as far as testing in a one-G environment and simulating the effects of our (shuttle) maneuvers on the mast. But there is that element of risk that there may be something we didn't get, that we don't quite understand.

Ron Dittemore

The shuttle was an absolute disaster.

Bill Donabedian

The shuttle will be integral for vacation plans.

Leslie Caviglia

The [original] numbers that NASA gave to the White House were that shuttle would cost about $5.5 million per launch and the launch rate would be anywhere between 50 and 60 launches a year.

John Logsdon

We're going to try as hard as we can to get back in space this year because we have a big construction project we're working on and we need the shuttle to do it, ... So, we're going to try as hard as we can, but we're not going to go until we're ready to go.

Michael Griffin

This year we're going to begin a shuttle system that will run all over campus for our students. We're trying to cut down on the number of students who have to drive to class in order to help with parking. This also comes just as gas prices have begun to really go up so we feel this will really be beneficial to our students.

John Schmidt

There has been an ignoring and a starving of NASA for funds by the administration, and this isn't a partisan comment ... It goes back to the previous administration. They have delayed as a result of that the safety upgrades to the space shuttle.

Bill Nelson

The shuttle could never do what the agency tried to make it do, and so they traded off safety. I don't blame the managers; they were presented with an impossible job.

Alex Roland

We have more players available to us, and we're playing a more up-tempo style. Even though we tried to play up-tempo at their place, we didn't quite have the rotation we do now, and we're trying to get more possessions per game and shuttle guys in and out a little more to keep guys fresh.

Gary Edwards

The changes in treatment are like the difference in the space program, ... We went to the moon in '69. Now, we have the space shuttle, and we're talking about going back to the moon again.

Scott Verplank

The second game was much easier than I expected. I made some adjustments to my play due to the draft and kept the shuttle low, playing a lot of net shots which troubled him.

Hafiz

To take what we've learned working with the shuttle and then remove our dependability on the shuttle, that seemed like a natural progression.

Jim Baker

Lufthansa was one of the first airlines to come up with the business shuttle idea, so they linked up with a company in Switzerland called Private Air -- they are proving a huge success.

Kate Sarsfield

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

Right now, we're still addressing what the implications are on the shuttle launch schedule. If I don't know what those are, that's an understatement.

Michael Griffin

We're trying to avoid that again and by doing that we're trying to reduce the food source. As far as shuttle program is concerned, it's unacceptable if there's another chance of an accident.

John Shaffer

The reality is that we don't know how many flights are needed, if we're successful returning [the shuttle] to flight.

Michael Kostelnik

Is very optimistic that the replacement for the shuttle will be built at Kennedy Space Center.

Mike Griffin

This mission will be a milestone for both the station and shuttle as we complete a major phase of the station's assembly.

Ron Dittemore

We have a high degree of confidence that we could land the shuttle.

John Shannon

If we're going to complete the space station, we're going to need the shuttle. It's going to take a lot of resources.

Warren Pattison

I think gas consumption may be an element, but accessibility is the primary reason for considering smaller shuttle-type buses.

Jayme Kunz

I don't believe there's any animosity, and certainly nothing derogatory about Hubbard and his long service (with NASA). His work with the (shuttle) Columbia accident investigation board, and in certain other areas, has obviously been very visible and very well done.

Robert Mirelson

We're still going to be able to accomplish our goals for a good station configuration for shuttle retirement. In our schedule and planning we assumed that we'd have some shuttle problems along the way.

William Gerstenmaier

What I'm amazed at today is all the versatility and things we can do with the shuttle.

Steve Lindsey

Because the shuttle is docked, it wouldn't be able to go after them if they got away.

Tom Jones

What we're finding is, in the case of our space shuttle coverage or Live 8 coverage, people are getting more sophisticated. They are comfortable having their own control. They don't necessarily need a whole lot of editing on top -- they want information, but they can be in control of how they consume that information. They don't necessarily need a host guiding them.

Jim Bankoff

It takes 16 feathers, equal to one goose, to make a single feather shuttle.

Herman Moens

Leonard's broad operational experience in the U.S. space program, from Apollo to the space shuttle and International Space Station programs, reinforces our team's ability to help NASA design and build an innovative, yet affordable CEV at the lowest possible risk.

Doug Young

(We've) got to figure out how to finish flying the space shuttle in the next four years and to finish building the space station.

Michael Fincke

What we are doing is unheard of in the history of recovery operations. I searched for space shuttle debris for 17 days, but I've never searched house to house in a city this size.

Charles Hood

Living off campus is a hassle when you have early morning classes but I love Howard so it's more than worth it to me. Plus the shuttle is usually there when I get off the metro and everyone knows that the hills are the hard part of the trip.

Andrea Lewis

This is an important book on the shuttle. I hope that 20 or 30 years from now, people are still going to be referring to this book when they talk about the mission.

Philip Chien

Today's Fed surprise rate cut is pure space-shuttle fuel for the market.

Pierre Lapointe

It's like seeing a historical weather map. You're in a space shuttle going back in time.

Rob Meyer

The fact that they will be implementing the internal shuttle at Sequoia paves the way for us to begin a gateway shuttle. [The city] has been working with park officials for two years and are pleased with the outcome.

Leslie Caviglia

Right now, we're still addressing what the implications are on the shuttle launch schedule, and if I say I don't know what those are, that's an understatement.

Michael Griffin

We can no longer think of what we do as a series of individual shuttle flights. We need to think about it as a journey of parallel and overlapping missions, all interrelated, coming together to create the International Space Station.

Tommy Holloway

Erasmus said he would like to hear the farmer singing snatches of scripture at his plough and the weaver humming phrases of scripture to the tune of his shuttle.

James Mcclelland

As far as the shuttle program is concerned, it's unacceptable if there's another chance of an accident.

John Shaffer

I grew up in the labs, and worked very closely with shuttle components.

Danny Davis

The University has done the best they can to help out especially with the recent budget cuts and have been extremely supportive of the sport. They provided transportation by the Demon Shuttle to and from matches for all players.

David Burroughs

We had a nice day. It was pretty much a team effort. We were disqualified in the shuttle hurdles relay but scored pretty much in every other event.

Jack Michael

It was like opening the hatch on the space shuttle and feeling the life get sucked out of you.

Brian Curry

We understand from an engineer's standpoint that [the shuttle] is a developmental vehicle and will be until the last flight.

Leroy Cain

The shuttle is still on the cutting edge.

Kari Fluegel

When the shuttle is retired I can immediately take the engine assets out of the shuttle program and fly them on these vehicles.

Byron Wood

I think one of the things we're interested in looking at is, we've talked about some of the contractors providing shuttle service for their workers.

Mayor Helen Klanderud

For $199 you get a room, breakfast, free parking, and a $50 gift certificate to Saks. Also shuttle transportation within two miles, specifically to the malls.

Mark B. Cohen

We are operating a bus and train shuttle service for those who didn't get the message [to look for alternative transport]. This is primarily for those already at stations.

Riana Scott

People think they need to be at a ski-in/ski-out resort, but the reality is it's not such a big deal to jump on a shuttle.

Craig Cook

We're lowering costs in our East Coast shuttle markets.

Phil Gee

NASA doesn't run the shuttle, U.S.A. does. Because much of this is invisible, the general public doesn't understand the depth of involvement of U.S.A. NASA wants to let private companies get people into low Earth orbit.

Howard Mccurdy

The best idea for extending life beyond two gyros is to get up there with the shuttle and service it. And that's what we're working on.

Preston Burch

I was discouraged that this topic got more attention than Eileen Collins, the female commander who landed the space shuttle Discovery – now there's the real deal!

Lesley Visser

If I did anything to be given a shot this year, then my goal is not to lose it. I've seen that shuttle too many years from the big leagues to the minor leagues, a hot year followed by a not-so-hot year.

Randy Flores

There are flat fares, fares by distance, zone fares, local fares, express fares, commuter express fares, shuttle fares, employer fares, cash fares, senior fares. We have monthly passes, semester passes, hotel passes ... . Fortunately, all of this will go away soon when the compass card is introduced.

Dan Levy

The shuttle hurdle relay at the Drake Relays could be a lot of fun. We've got a couple of other guys who would like to be a part of that. We had three guys in the finals (at the Adidas Classic), but the hurdles in the conference is really, really strong, so (Sumrall) has got to get better if he wants to place at conference and I know that's what he wants to do.

Steve Lynn

The shuttle was a terrific technical success, but it was a programmatic disaster.

Louis Friedman

This mission was supposed to be the beginning of the end for the shuttle, not the beginning of another round of upgrades, ... The history of the shuttle has, unfortunately, always been that the upgrades and operational costs have eaten up the money that was supposed to be the seed corn for new expeditions.

Howard Mccurdy

This was certainly the most documented flight in shuttle history.

Bill Readdy

It brought a sense of reality to policy makers concerning the capabilities of the shuttle. The accident also showed the need for a large organization, such as NASA, to remain flexible, open-minded and diligent in face of the all-too-likely tendency to become complacent about operating a complex machine.

Paul Hardersen

We need to put together a full picture of the actual risks and costs of the space shuttle before deciding whether and how the program should be run.

Sherwood Boehlert

It's going to be a new beginning for the space shuttle program.

Bill Readdy

You have to make sure you are comparing apples to apples. A lot of times, people don't do that -- but the properties could be really different, the lift tickets might cover different areas, and the shuttle service might not be as good.

Craig Cook

That's not affordable. The future workforce for launch vehicles can't be as big as it is for shuttle.

Rex Geveden

It worked far better than we had expected. That could be very key in terms of keeping the science going if a shuttle [servicing] launch date drifts to the right a lot.

Preston Burch

We're committed to supporting NASA and the space shuttle program.

Harry Wadsworth

I couldn't control the shuttle in the second game because of the wind. I couldn't play the way I wanted to.

Lin Dan

Flying on the space shuttle is a big part of his public persona.

Aubrey Jewett