During Apollo, there was no incentive to make things less expensive, only to win and beat the Soviet Union, ... read more

During Apollo, there was no incentive to make things less expensive, only to win and beat the Soviet Union, ... That same philosophy that allowed us to win the space race slowed us down after the space race. The same people were in charge, the same philosophy was there. There was no incentive to make it economical or commercially feasible.

We've already started to look into safety at the port. We're talking to people over there to see if they read more

We've already started to look into safety at the port. We're talking to people over there to see if they have everything they need from a security perspective.

In our own in-house experiments, she couldn't get out.

In our own in-house experiments, she couldn't get out.

Sometimes, they just get afraid to leave, and they will do things that don't always make sense, like run, even read more

Sometimes, they just get afraid to leave, and they will do things that don't always make sense, like run, even though they were going to be out within a short period of time.

We don't have any hard statistics yet on all the damage done by Hurricane Katrina. Apparently the damage was minimal read more

We don't have any hard statistics yet on all the damage done by Hurricane Katrina. Apparently the damage was minimal in the major cotton-producing areas of Mississippi and Louisiana.

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage read more

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

I think our girls were in awe of their pitcher.

I think our girls were in awe of their pitcher.

Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me read more

Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate.

True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, read more

True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.