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...
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.
happy hard relaxed rocket taking
I will feel most relaxed and most happy when the rocket is taking off. This has been two years of very hard work. In 20 hours, I will feel very, very good.
happiness happy relaxed rocket takes
I'll be most relaxed and happy after the rocket takes off,
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.
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
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.