Quotes about apollo
apollo bold efforts energy seems timid youthful
The achievements of Apollo were so bold and our subsequent efforts so timid that the energy of those years seems like a youthful dream, Buzz Aldrin
apollo difference mission moon people program vision
The Apollo program was very goal-driven. Get people to the moon. Get them back safely. Mission done. The big difference with the (new) exploration vision is that the moon is not the goal. The moon is a steppingstone. Scott Horowitz
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I was born too late to experience Apollo 11, though I do trek to Dad's house every time there's some space event. There's something awesome about crossing your fingers and watching a tense Mission Control room do their thing. Andy Weir
apollo exciting interested missions program watching worthwhile
I think I was very interested in the space program as a kid, watching the first Apollo missions to the moon, and it's something I thought that would be a lot of, of fun and exciting and a very worthwhile job. Mark Kelly
apollo elements people several
It has several elements to it. One is to say that the people who did Apollo were pretty smart,
apollo early flight growing rockets travel
Growing up in the '60s and early '70s, with the space flight and the Apollo program, I always loved planes. I always loved rockets and I always loved space travel. Stewart O'Nan
apollo condense days four given rather tedious
Given that the movie had to condense four days into two hours, and given that the communications were sometimes rather tedious and technical, it was pretty accurate, ... Apollo 13. Fred Haise
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Imagine having a wide selection of images from the Apollo space mission at your fingertips whenever you want it. Eric Schmidt
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I grew up watching a lot of the coverage of the early U.S. space program, all the way back starting with Mercury and then through Gemini and Apollo and of course going to the moon as the main part of the Apollo program.
apollo bow pay says town willing
If we find a better fit, they have said they will bow out gracefully, ... Apollo says they are willing to stay, but that town will have to ?drive the bus.? And we can only keep Apollo if we?re willing to pay for the permitting.
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He got a chance to go on American Bandstand and travel up to New York to the Apollo and so forth. He still didn't make a whole lot of money, but at least his name was spreading.
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My friend needed to do a project where he brought together a variety of musical styles. At that time we had a few horn players in our group and it was sort of a jazz project. When we heard about opportunity, I gave Mo and Apollo a call and what we came up with sounded awesome.
apollo both civilization creating due effort failed inertia knew measured moon paradigm possible realize remember time true
I remember the moon landings, and Apollo was the paradigm by which all progress was measured at that time. And I knew that creating a true space-faring civilization was both possible and practical. What I failed to realize was that the effort would fail due to bureaucratic inertia and political apathy. Karl Schroeder
apollo ask generation interested people science talk technology work
So many people I talk to who work in technology, you ask them, 'What got you interested in science?' and those from my generation say, 'The Apollo landings.'
apollo computing landed man phone power typical
A typical smart phone has more computing power than Apollo 11 when it landed a man on the moon. Nancy Gibbs
apollo became hendrix superstar version walked
At first, Hendrix went and became a superstar in London, but if he walked past the Apollo in Harlem, no one would know who he was. I'm the hip-hop version of him.
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Apollo 11 was the movie premiere of moon landings, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Neil was a bit of a mystic, but also a taciturn guy from what I can tell. He really saw the moon as looking like the American high desert. He wasn't someone who dealt in metaphors.
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Tis Apollo comes leading / His choir, the Nine. / The leader is fairest, / But all are divine. Matthew Arnold
apollo cost designed eliminate mercury money risks systems taken
There was a lot of risk taken in the Mercury and Apollo eras, and we don't take those risks anymore. We've designed the systems to eliminate risk, which makes it take forever and cost too much money.
apollo descent image sites sitting stages
We will image the Apollo sites and you will see the descent stages sitting on the surface.
apollo careful mission science time
Our mission on Apollo 14 was to be the first to do science on the moon, so we had to be careful about getting everything in during the allotted time. Edgar Mitchell
apollo crew enduring given offer
To the crew of Columbia, as well as the crews of Challenger, Apollo 1 and Soyuz 1 and 11, and to those who have courageously given so much, we now offer our enduring thanks, John Phillips
apollo became clear weight
It's true that Apollo 10's lander was overweight. Late in the craft's development, it became clear that its ballooning weight was endangering the whole mission. Henry Spencer
apollo awhile ball finish hitting hoping ourselves pick since strong swept
Our hitting was good. We put the ball in play and hit the ball hard. It had been awhile since we swept a team. We are hoping to finish strong in the Apollo and pick ourselves up a little bit.
apollo car circuits computer days fix radio understand unless
There are more computer circuits on the radio of a new car than there were computer circuits on Apollo missions. These days everything is interconnected with computers. So unless you understand physics, you're not going to be able to fix a car.
apollo asking either fact moment national nobody reason resources serious warlike
The fact that it comes at a particularly inopportune moment is unfortunate, but either we are serious about long-term commitments like this or not. Nobody is asking for more money. Apollo was done as a warlike mobilization of national resources and there's no reason to do that now.
apollo became earth gateway singular third
After the third mission, Apollo became not a gateway to exploration, but a singular moment, ... From Earth to the Moon.
apollo complex difficult energy faced questions suspect though various
It will be expensive, it will take a lot of energy and a complex spacecraft. But I suspect that even though the various questions are difficult and many, they are not as difficult and many as those we faced when we started the Apollo (space program) in 1961. Neil Armstrong
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In the Apollo program, you're figuring out trajectories to get people to the moon, ... And in the world of investments, the field is in its infancy in terms of the science of investing.
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I remember in 1967, when there was that terrible fire on NASA's Apollo 1 rocket that killed three astronauts, my father made pure oxygen and we lit this tiny cup and burned it. Suddenly, we had an unbelievable jet and a fire. You just could see exactly what had happened. Jack W. Szostak
apollo build designs far foundation greater proven shuttle spacecraft systems
This spacecraft and systems will build upon the foundation of the proven designs and technologies used in the Apollo and space shuttle programs, while having far greater capability. Michael Griffin
apollo contest dance-and-dancing dancing theatre won
I've been dancing all my life. I even won a contest at the Apollo Theatre in 1968.
apollo chance clear gives setup system tested
Sometimes a malfunctioning test setup actually gives the tested system a chance to show what it can do in an unrehearsed emergency. During a test of an Apollo escape system in the 1960s, the escape system successfully got the capsule clear of a malfunctioning test rocket.