Science Has Not Yet Mastered

It's A Strange, Eerie Sensation To Fly A Lunar Landing Trajectory Not Difficult, But Somewhat Complex And Unforgiving.

The View Of The Moon That We've Been Having Recently Is Really Spectacular. It Fills About Three-quarters Of The Hatch Window, And Of Course We Can See The Entire Circumference Even Though Part Of It Is In Complete Shadow And Part Of It Is In Earthshine. It's A View Worth The Price Of The Trip.

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.

Houston, Tranquillity Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed.

Nasa Has Been One Of The Most Successful Public Investments In Motivating Students To Do Well And Achieve All They Can Achieve. It's Sad That We Are Turning The Programme In A Direction Where It Will Reduce The Amount Of Motivation And Stimulation It Provides To Young People.