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" The notion of getting the general public into low-Earth orbit I don't think is far-fetched at all. "

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" Golf is a working man's sport in Scotland. "

" Weightlessness is a wonderful experience. It feels like magic. It really does. "

" Without mincing words or really embellishing anything... I consider Mike Alsbury the renaissance man. He could do it all. He was an engineer. He was a pilot. He worked well with others. He had a great sense of humor. I never heard him raise his voice or lose his cool. "

" It is extremely rewarding for me to be recognised by the University of Aberdeen. This is where I grew up and nurtured my dreams. "

" I never declared I wanted to be an astronaut, as I considered that was presumptuous. "

" I was never a Trekkie, nor a science fiction guy. "

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" The eye is much more dynamic than any camera. "

" If somebody had told me when I was in graduate school, 'Brian, in 35 years you'll get a chance to fly the first commercial spacecraft with no computers,' I'd have said, 'I don't think so. People are not going to be that stupid.' "

" If you are not used to the g-forces, it can really mess with you. There's this overwhelming power that sweeps through the cabin. Your senses get pegged out. You're looking for comfort or safety but you won't find any. All you can do is keep breathing. "

" I always liked airplanes, and I decided I was going to go to school to study them. "

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" I'm very pleased to be part of the XCOR team and look forward to working with friends and colleagues on many of the exciting development efforts at XCOR, including the family of Lynx vehicles. "