Orbiter Quotes

When you see the orbiter headed out the launch pad and then crawling up the hill and being hard down on the pad, it does something to you. - Alan G. Poindexter

We're going to take the time and snap some pictures from some angles we've haven't seen since the last orbiter was there. - Paul Hill

We have the pros, the right people doing it. We're very confident and when it's done, the orbiter will be as good as can be when it comes to gap fillers. - Mike Rein

We have lost contact with the orbiter; rescue units are moving position. - Gary Bass

Thousands of man hours [were spent] in developing new techniques so that foam in part and other components of the flight vehicle do not come loose during supersonic flight in the atmosphere as the orbiter climbs to orbit. - Wayne Hale

The work that was done on the shuttle arm, the work that was done on the orbiter boom sensor system, the work that was done on the station arm made it possible for us to complete this mission. - Bill Readdy

The missions currently at Mars have each advanced what we know about the presence and history of water on Mars, and one of the main goals for Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is to decipher when water was on the surface and where it is now. Water is essential for life, so that will help focus future studies of whether Mars has ever supported life. - Rich Zurek

The first boots on Mars will probably get dusty at one of the many potential landing sites the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will inspect all over the planet. - Doug McCuistion