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Flight Quotes
Sayings that soar, from spaceflight to imagination.
From an astronaut's reflection on commanding a single Apollo mission to a poetic take on a 'flight of fancy,' this page brings together lines where flight means both literal travel and a state of mind. For more sky-themed sayings, see our Air quotes.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would be delighted to show my film in the Viennale. I do not offer press kits. I do not offer stills. I do not offer screeners. I do not offer DVD's. I do not offer posters. I require a first-class flight to bring the print however I do not offer any photo ops or press exchange in any way. My fee for showing my film is $35,000 dollars US.
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And the first flight of the tether satellite happened in '92, and I was the backup on that flight.
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And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite.
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This is a Solo Flight, but I want aviation enthusiasts and adventurers everywhere to join me in the endeavour.
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I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider. Then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first 30 feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it has crossed the plate.
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Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible.
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Once you are assigned to a flight, the whole crew is assigned at the same time, and then that crew trains together for a whole year to prepare for that flight.
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So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.
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I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle.
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Flight without feathers is not easy.
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