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.
lifted
I lifted weights, I did crunches, and I ran.
guy jersey space
I'm just a guy from New Jersey who got to go into space.
dream great
I'm having a great time. I mean, this is a dream come true.
happiness happy relaxed rocket takes
I'll be most relaxed and happy after the rocket takes off,
joy
the joy of being in space, weightlessness and so on.
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.
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.
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.
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?
agency bring money russian space
It's a way for the Russian space agency to bring in some well-needed money