It's been a long way, but we're here.

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I must admit, maybe I am a piece of history after all.

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They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

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You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world.

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You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing.

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Obviously I was challenged by becoming a Naval aviator, by landing aboard aircraft carriers and so on.

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We also knew it would be difficult, because of the financial condition of the family, for me to go to college.

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I'd like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to get rid of me.

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It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.

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Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess.

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