Alan Bean
May 3, 2011 by Heather
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One of the great things about the universe is that it’s fair. Alan Bean The moon is very rugged. Alan Bean I think everything depends on money. Alan Bean We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn’t know how difficult. Alan Bean I found I have to stay [...]
Michael P. Anderson
December 11, 2010 by Heather
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Like most kids growing up, I had a very wide interest. I was interested in everything. I tried to take advantage of everything, from the sciences to music to writing to literature. Michael P. Anderson Fortunately, I got called down to NASA for an interview. And one thing led to the next, and one day [...]
Neil Armstrong
June 12, 2010 by Heather
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We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well as anyone could ever have expected. Neil Armstrong Yeah, I wasn’t chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role. That wasn’t planned [...]
Buzz Aldrin
May 6, 2010 by Heather
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There’s a need for accepting responsibility – for a person’s life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education. Buzz Aldrin I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my [...]