Gregory Olsen
Gregory Olsen
Gregory Hammond "Greg" Olsenis an American entrepreneur, engineer and scientist who, in October 2005, became the third private citizen to make a self-funded trip to the International Space Station with the company Space Adventures...
dream earth miles
This is a dream come true. Just to look out and see the Earth from about 230 miles up is just great.
dream great
I'm having a great time. I mean, this is a dream come true.
carry consider dream foremost learning mission space true truly work
I do not consider myself a space tourist. Learning how to live and work in space and my upcoming mission are truly a dream come true for me. But I am first and foremost a scientist, and I am going to carry out real science.
extended fit recently russians
The Russians recently extended the seat. I just fit in,
justice slightly word work
I've always slightly objected to the word 'tourist,' ... I think the word 'tourist' doesn't do justice to all the work I've put in.
maybe nervous relaxed rocket soon
As soon as that rocket launched, I was more relaxed than I've been in two years, ... The only think I was nervous about was, maybe I wasn't going to go.
hours inside nearly six space spent suit tested time training
We did antigravity training in weightless chambers, tested for space suit leaks. We spent nearly six hours a day at a time inside the shuttle, training.
flight hope space
I would hope that my flight would help, if just to make space flight more routine.
enjoyable enjoyment
I would do it in a heartbeat. It was one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done in my life; to be weightless is awesome.
airline brave few flies flight hundred reserved space true
One hundred years ago, airline flight was reserved for only a few brave souls. Everyone flies (on planes) nowadays. The same will be true of space flight.
crew
I feel welcome, ... With a crew like this, how could you go wrong?
flight
Who wouldn't want to go to the moon? I'm really interested, but one flight at a time.
Who wouldn't want to go to the moon?
agency bring money russian space
It's a way for the Russian space agency to bring in some well-needed money