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David Mackay quotes: From a very early age, I wanted to fly aeroplanes.

From a very early age, I wanted to fly aeroplanes.

David Mackay quotes: I want to get to the moon. I want to go to Mars.

I want to get to the moon. I want to go to Mars.

David Mackay quotes: By my mid-30s, I just thought, 'This is not going to happen. I am never going to become an astronaut in the U.K.'

By my mid-30s, I just thought, 'This is not going to happen. I am never going to become an astronaut in the U.K.'

David Mackay quotes: I've been lucky enough to have flown some very interesting aircraft in the past, but SpaceShipTwo is far and away the most exciting of them all.

I've been lucky enough to have flown some very interesting aircraft in the past, but SpaceShipTwo is far and away the most exciting of them all.

David Mackay quotes: Not long after I got my test pilot qualification, I realised there was no manned space flight programme in the U.K., and there was unlikely to be one.

Not long after I got my test pilot qualification, I realised there was no manned space flight programme in the U.K., and there was unlikely to be one.

David Mackay quotes: When I was 12, I saw the Apollo moon landings, and I thought that was really fantastic and exciting and thought, 'That's what I want to do.'

When I was 12, I saw the Apollo moon landings, and I thought that was really fantastic and exciting and thought, 'That's what I want to do.'

David Mackay quotes: I am not going to pretend that flying a spaceship will be as safe as getting in a 747 with four engines for a flight across the Atlantic.

I am not going to pretend that flying a spaceship will be as safe as getting in a 747 with four engines for a flight across the Atlantic.

David Mackay quotes: In any aircraft you fly, you always think about what can go wrong, and you plan for it in advance. You always have back-up plans.

In any aircraft you fly, you always think about what can go wrong, and you plan for it in advance. You always have back-up plans.

David Mackay quotes: I thought any chance I had of space travel would be military or government-controlled.

I thought any chance I had of space travel would be military or government-controlled.

David Mackay quotes: I do have a bit of a fear of heights. But I don't get scared of heights when I am flying a plane.

I do have a bit of a fear of heights. But I don't get scared of heights when I am flying a plane.

David Mackay quotes: I have watched SS2 evolve over the years into an incredible vehicle that is going to open up space to more people than ever before.

I have watched SS2 evolve over the years into an incredible vehicle that is going to open up space to more people than ever before.

David Mackay quotes: I cannot wait to get up there and experience space travel for the first time. It will be a dream come true.

I cannot wait to get up there and experience space travel for the first time. It will be a dream come true.