Buzz Aldrin

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, read more

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, to keep the political support going. We've gone to the Moon, we've stopped doing that; now commercial people are doing it. Who knows? Maybe we will get technology from other sources; something I have written about in my days of writing science fiction.

The achievements of Apollo were so bold and our subsequent efforts so timid that the energy of those years seems read more

The achievements of Apollo were so bold and our subsequent efforts so timid that the energy of those years seems like a youthful dream,

I was an outsider. I was the egghead from academia who got in because the rules had changed. While I read more

I was an outsider. I was the egghead from academia who got in because the rules had changed. While I looked for validation from my fellow contemporaries, I instead found jealousy and envy. I did not find team spirit. This led to dissatisfaction, an unease.

There's a need for accepting responsibility - for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for read more

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.

Yes I know of James Clerk Maxwell, ... And I have used his equations.

Yes I know of James Clerk Maxwell, ... And I have used his equations.