David Mackay
David Mackay
pilot programme realised unlikely
Not long after I got my test pilot qualification, I realised there was no manned space flight programme in the U.K., and there was unlikely to be one.
incredible people vehicle watched
I have watched SS2 evolve over the years into an incredible vehicle that is going to open up space to more people than ever before.
commercial complex era flight hiatus hugely inevitable opportunity sad shuttle
It's very sad that there's going to be a hiatus in manned space flight from the U.S. The Shuttle was a fantastic, hugely complex vehicle. It was inevitable it would come to an end, but this is the opportunity for the commercial world to get involved. As the Shuttle era ends, another window of opportunity opens.
I want to get to the moon. I want to go to Mars.
aircraft far flown
I've been lucky enough to have flown some very interesting aircraft in the past, but SpaceShipTwo is far and away the most exciting of them all.
medicare question
There's no question Medicare Part D has dampened sales.
flight knocking programme walking
I've always hankered after going into space and walking on the moon and Mars. I did want to be an astronaut, and had there been a manned space flight programme in the U.K., I would have been knocking on the door.
air apollo black classroom decided flying force found huge join landing later men obviously people remember school sets test tv watch white
I can still remember them wheeling the black and white TV sets into our classroom at school so we could watch the men landing on the Moon, and that obviously had a huge impact. I later found out those people flying Apollo were ex-military test pilots, so I decided to join the Air Force and become a test pilot.
across engines four pretend spaceship
I am not going to pretend that flying a spaceship will be as safe as getting in a 747 with four engines for a flight across the Atlantic.
cannot dream experience space time travel wait
I cannot wait to get up there and experience space travel for the first time. It will be a dream come true.
bit fear heights
I do have a bit of a fear of heights. But I don't get scared of heights when I am flying a plane.