Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.
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Fear, to people who have been in aviation and combat (such as) fighter pilots ... is something you learn how to deal with and set aside, ... It's a very disabling emotion. You want to be alert as you possibly can.
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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.
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For every winner, theres a loser. And that person didnt really need to lose. They just didnt understand the game plan.
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