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...
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.
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.
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
center justice people preparing tourist work
Tourist doesn't do justice to all the work I've put in, or the work that the people at the Gagarin center (outside Moscow) put in preparing us.
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.
against basically felt people pushing three
It basically felt like three people pushing up against you.