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Dove
on March 21, 2012
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IAmA NASA Astronaut who recently returned to Earth...
The Shuttle is a big powerful vehicle that you ride IN. The Soyuz is a small vehicle that you WEAR.
That's just priceless.
lotharbot
on March 21, 2012
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A common sentiment regarding spacecraft of the era:
"Because of their small size, it was said that the Mercury spacecraft were worn, not ridden"
(From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mercury
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That's just priceless.