Bill Shepherd
Bill Shepherd
William Shepherdis an American astronaut, commander of the Expedition One crew on the International Space Station...
accept agency biggest change cultural everybody front hardest issue nasa problem russian space work
I think the biggest issue for NASA and for the Russian Space Agency and other folks... (is) everybody has to accept some cultural change to make this happen. It's probably the biggest problem in front of us and it's probably one of the hardest things we have got to go work on.
behalf bigger challenge commend crew endeavour flown great mission technical time tremendous
On behalf of the crew on Alpha, I'd like to commend Endeavour and its crew for the tremendous technical challenge and the great achievements ... I can't think of a mission that we've flown in a long time that's been a bigger challenge.
complete feeling hurt spring win
I want them to take that hurt feeling with them. They did not complete something. I want them to think about it all spring and summer, because I'm here to win in March. I never want them to feel this again.
star step
Another step for the Federation, ... Star Trek.
ready sail
Sail her well, ... I am ready to be relieved.
along cold hood ornament post space station war
The space station is a hood ornament , if you will, for how we need to get along in the post Cold War world,
crew everybody happy space station thanksgiving wish
So I just want to wish everybody down there happy Thanksgiving from the crew of space station Alpha.
certainly clean hair miss otherwise
I did miss having a shower, particularly to clean my hair up. But otherwise what we did onboard was certainly very workable.
bang buck dress
The most bang for the buck is to dress for the season.
good happy stay
It's good for us. We're happy to stay one more day.
approach compare countries hugely legacies mirror problem space
This mirror allows us to look at how we do things...and we get to compare this with how other countries approach the same problem and this is hugely valuable. This will be one of the legacies of space station.
good ride rocket ship thankful
When you ride a good rocket ship to orbit, you have a lot to be thankful for.
anxious arrange captain crew discovery happy home time wife
I know my wife is going to be anxious to see me. I'll be happy to get home on time if Captain Wetherbee and the Discovery crew can arrange that.
helps pressure team truly
I really and truly think that my team is not going to feel the pressure because they don't know what to expect. So I think in this case, being young really helps us out.