I Put Up My Thumb And It

I Believe That The Message Of Apollo Xi Was That In The Spirit Of Apollo, A Free And Open Spirit, You Can Attack A Very Difficult Goal And Achieve It, If You Can All Agree And Work Together To Achieve That Goal.

The Exciting Part For Me, As A Pilot, Was The Landing On The Moon. That Was The Time That We Had Achieved The National Goal Of Putting Americans On The Moon. The Landing Approach Was, By Far, The Most Difficult And Challenging Part Of The Flight. Walking On The Lunar Surface Was Very Interesting, But It Was Something We Looked On As Reasonably Safe And Predictable. So The Feeling Of Elation Accompanied The Landing Rather Than The Walking.

Every Flying Machine Has Its Own Unique Characteristics, Some Good, Some Not So Good. Pilots Naturally Fly The Craft In Such A Manner As To Take Advantage Of Its Good Characteristics And Avoid The Areas Where It Is Not So Good.

You've Got To Expect Things Are Going To Go Wrong. And We Always Need To Prepare Ourselves For Handling The Unexpected.

Good Luck, Mr. Gorsky!