The View From Space Is

American Greatness Was Elevated Significantly After Sputnik.

When We Can Demonstrate That We Can Take Off Horizontally And Put Something Into Orbit, Then We Can Begin To Talk About Increasing The Amount Of Payload. But To Say, 'i'm Going To Do That And Put People Into Orbit' Is A Real Leap.

I Expected The Unexpected And Went [on The Moon] With An Open Mind. I Think The Visual Scene Was Described By My Words On First Landing - "magnificent Desolation." Magnificent For The Achievement Of Being There, And Desolate For The Eons Of Lifelessness.

Instead Of Planning The Retirement Of The Space Shuttle Program, America Should Be Preparing The Shuttles For Their Next Step In Space: Evolving, Not Shutting Them Down And Laying Off Thousands Of People.

At 10,000 Feet, The 3 Parachutes Would Come Out, A Little Lower The Pressure Of The Atmosphere Outside Was Greater Than Inside, And We Could Smell The Salt Air And It Was Very Encouraging To Return To Earth.