Andrew Chaikin
Andrew Chaikin
Andrew L. Chaikinis an American author, speaker and science journalist. He currently lives in Vermont...
cards flight hopes house human pinned sort 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,
hope next space sure tourism
But I can't tell you when we'll go back to the moon. I think it'll be in the next 50 years, but I don't know. I sure hope we get space tourism before I get too old.
crucial energy fact met nasa reputation space strength
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.
excitement factor investment
I think the excitement factor is crucial. I think that we desperately need inspiration and we desperately need an investment in our long-term future.
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.
adapted nasa
NASA never really adapted to that new paradigm.
adjust cruel nasa reality
NASA had to adjust to that cruel reality.
flight mission moon people trenches
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.
dreaming hoping life shot
I've been hoping and dreaming all my life to go into space. Now I actually have a shot of doing it.
race space
This time, it's personal. This space race is about getting 'us' into space.