I understand that Detroit was a pretty rough place to grow up in the '70s and '80s.
From Buzz Aldrin
To me, money is a commodity that a person must have to function, not a goal in itself.
I really hate to be put in the position of trying to justify something, a decision that was made. I'm a military guy: when a decision is made, I go along with it, whatever the manufactured controversy and criticism.
Somebody would think I was trying to get favored treatment because my ancestors had the name Moon. And that's a joke.
Can you imagine, in 2030, taking a space cruise on the very ship that carried the first human beings to Mars? I can't believe that people wouldn't line up for that possibility.
When you're in a spacecraft, you need to know what things you can touch and what things you shouldn't touch!
The decision to go to the moon is now appreciated and associated with President Kennedy's speech, but somebody else had told him it was a good idea. It turned out to be a good commitment, but it was a unique situation.
I remember it was hard to believe that I was taking a step onto the lunar surface.
Most people never believed in the real possibility of going to the moon, and neither did I until I was in my twenties.
There are many people talking about access to space and, 'How can we make that cheaper? How can we turn that into a Southwest Airlines versus the big airlines?'
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