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After the third mission, Apollo became not a gateway to exploration, but a singular moment, ... From Earth to the Moon. - Andrew Chaikin Quotes

After the third mission, Apollo became not a gateway to exploration, but a singular moment, ... From Earth to the Moon.

Earth

It's sort of a house of cards in the sense that all of the hopes for human space flight have been pinned on that station, - Andrew Chaikin Quotes

It's sort of a house of cards in the sense that all of the hopes for human space flight have been pinned on that station,

Space

It's sort of a house of cards in the sense that all of the hopes for human space flight have been pinned on that station. And if they can't complete it, it's an enormous investment whose potential will be unrealized. - Andrew Chaikin Quotes

It's sort of a house of cards in the sense that all of the hopes for human space flight have been pinned on that station. And if they can't complete it, it's an enormous investment whose potential will be unrealized.

Space

The big difference between NASA of the '60s and NASA of the '90s is that in every way NASA was a young organization back then, ... not only in a demographic sense but also in terms of the life of the agency. - Andrew Chaikin Quotes

The big difference between NASA of the '60s and NASA of the '90s is that in every way NASA was a young organization back then, ... not only in a demographic sense but also in terms of the life of the agency.

It was like telling a high school team that in eight years they were going to have to win the World Series. It's not impossible but not something that you would necessarily think they could do. - Andrew Chaikin Quotes

It was like telling a high school team that in eight years they were going to have to win the World Series. It's not impossible but not something that you would necessarily think they could do.

They met the challenge. They met it beautifully. The energy that flowed through NASA at that time, the excitement, the adrenaline, it all stemmed from the fact that space had become very crucial to the nation's reputation and strength in the world. - Andrew Chaikin Quotes

They met the challenge. They met it beautifully. The energy that flowed through NASA at that time, the excitement, the adrenaline, it all stemmed from the fact that space had become very crucial to the nation's reputation and strength in the world.

NASA never really adapted to that new paradigm. - Andrew Chaikin Quotes

NASA never really adapted to that new paradigm.

NASA had to adjust to that cruel reality. - Andrew Chaikin Quotes

NASA had to adjust to that cruel reality.

The flight controllers, the people who manned the trenches in mission control, these were kids. They were in their 20s and 30s. And they were controlling a moon mission. - Andrew Chaikin Quotes

The flight controllers, the people who manned the trenches in mission control, these were kids. They were in their 20s and 30s. And they were controlling a moon mission.

What will ever replace the Cold War as a driver and the impetus for doing these big space explorations? - Andrew Chaikin Quotes

What will ever replace the Cold War as a driver and the impetus for doing these big space explorations?

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