Well, I Think We Tried Very Hard

Man Must Understand His Universe In Order To Understand His Destiny.

The Single Thing Which Makes Any Man Happiest Is The Realization That He Has Worked Up To The Limits Of His Ability, His Capacity. It's All The Better, Of Course, If This Work Has Made A Contribution To Knowledge, Or Toward Moving The Human Race A Little Farther Forward.

How We Use The Knowledge We Gain Determines Our Progress On Earth, In Space Or On The Moon. Your Library Is A Storehouse For Mind And Spirit. Use It Well.

I Have Been In Relatively High-risk Businesses All Of My Adult Life. Few Of The Others, However, Had The Possibility Of Direct Gains In Knowledge Which This One Had. I Have Confidence In The Equipment, The Planning, The Training. I Suspect That On A Risk-gain Ratio, This Project Would Compare Very, Very Favorably With Those To Which I've Been Accustomed On The Past 20 Years.

Ever Since I Was A Little Boy, I Dreamed I Would Do Something Important In Aviation.