Man Must Understand His Universe

It's Different, But It's Very Pretty Out Here. I Suppose They Are Going To Make A Big Deal Of All This.

I Think If There Was Anything I Learned From Our Skipper Was That It's Not How You Look; It's How You Perform.

The Exciting Part For Me, As A Pilot, Was The Landing On The Moon. That Was The Time That We Had Achieved The National Goal Of Putting Americans On The Moon. The Landing Approach Was, By Far, The Most Difficult And Challenging Part Of The Flight. Walking On The Lunar Surface Was Very Interesting, But It Was Something We Looked On As Reasonably Safe And Predictable. So The Feeling Of Elation Accompanied The Landing Rather Than The Walking.

I'm Substantially Concerned About The Policy Directions Of The Space Agency. We Have A Situation In The U.s. Where The White House And Congress Are At Odds Over What The Future Direction Should Be. They're Sort Of Playing A Game And Nasa Is The Shuttlecock That They're Hitting Back And Forth.

I Believe That The Message Of Apollo Xi Was That In The Spirit Of Apollo, A Free And Open Spirit, You Can Attack A Very Difficult Goal And Achieve It, If You Can All Agree And Work Together To Achieve That Goal.