From the distance of the moon, Earth was four times the size of a full moon seen from Earth. It was a brilliant jewel in the black velvet sky.

Program Alarm, it's a 1202.

I feel we need to remind the world about the Apollo missions and that we can still do impossible things.

Unfortunately, kids are led to believe things are easier to achieve than they really are.

America's can-do spirit cast a warm glow across nations and cultures, generating more goodwill and support for our country's ideals and causes than had otherwise been possible.

Exploring and colonizing Mars can bring us new scientific understanding of climate change, of how planet-wide processes can make a warm and wet world into a barren landscape. By exploring and understanding Mars, we may gain key insights into the past and future of our own world.

You can tell I'm not too bashful about some of my feelings.