Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Pete Conrad

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American astronaut Pete Conrad.
Last updated on November 22, 2024.
Pete Conrad

Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer and aviator, and test pilot, and commanded the Apollo 12 space mission, on which he became the third person to walk on the Moon. Conrad was selected in NASA's second astronaut class in 1962.

In thinking back to when we had our big glitch, I remember seeing it get light outside the window. We were in the clouds; I'm pretty sure we got hit by lightning.
The flight was extremely normal... for the first 36 seconds then after that got very interesting.
I fully expect that NASA will send me back to the moon as they treated Sen. Glenn, and if they don't do otherwise, why, then I'll have to do it myself. — © Pete Conrad
I fully expect that NASA will send me back to the moon as they treated Sen. Glenn, and if they don't do otherwise, why, then I'll have to do it myself.
I think we need to do a little more all-weather testing.
I think the Space Shuttle is worth one billion dollars a launch. I think that it is worth two billion dollars for what it does. I think the Shuttle is worth it for the work it does.
Roger. Clear the tower. I got a pitch and a roll program, and this baby's really going.
If you can’t be good, be colorful.
The flight was extremely normal . . . for the first 36 seconds then after that got very interesting.
[Answering whether there was life in other worlds, he said there probably was.] After all, there's plenty of unearthly looking things moving around in my refrigerator, so there's always a chance of life springing up almost anywhere.
Time flies when you're having fun, and I've been having fun for the last thirty years. Reflecting on the upcoming 30th anniversary of Apollo 11.
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