John Logsdon Quotations

The fact that it comes at a particularly inopportune moment is unfortunate, but either we are serious about long-term commitments like this or not. Nobody is asking for more money. Apollo was done as a warlike mobilization of national resources and there's no reason to do that now.

My guess is that he'll have some parachutes involved that will slow it down before it lands. It's not such a radical idea.

It is clear that the White House has made a policy decision that we are going to honor our international agreements on ISS, and we are going to continue to fly the shuttle in order to launch the international components.

It doesn't hurt. The money they provide is very important to the Russians in keeping their capability for human spaceflight active.

It doesn't hurt, ... The money they provide is very important to the Russians in keeping their capability for human spaceflight active.

It has several elements to it. One is to say that the people who did Apollo were pretty smart,

Most recommendations are coming out of the VA.

The decisions made over the next few weeks will determine whether the Bush White House is serious about supporting the vision. We've reached a watershed.

We think the days of going out on New Year's Eve to a big party such as at a hotel have come and gone.

With only two crew aboard, there's some limited research taking place. But most of the crew's time is spent basically maintaining the station so a third crew member gives 33 percent more time and most of that time will be spent on research.

We'd all been lulled into believing the emperor had clothes on when indeed he was naked. The problems had been there to be seen. All of us close to the program didn't want to see them.

You might tap an initial pool of people with lots of money and nothing better to do,

This is an important test of the political will of the United States to be a responsible leader in international space affairs. It would be unfortunate if the United States walked away from its past international commitments as it begins its journey of space exploration.

There is widespread agreement, even among those otherwise critical of the station science, that it is an essential platform for research related to the impacts on humans of long duration spaceflight,

It's a schedule that is as much political as it is technical. It reflects the partners' concern about the shuttle because they've moved the launch of the partners' modules up to the earliest time.

It's like an upside-down bungee jump. There'll be a few moments to view the Earth and then you come right back down.

It's been pretty well coordinated among the centers. It appears to provide for a smooth transition.

The bill is an affirmation of support. But it's also a challenge to the administration to pony up for the transformational space program it outlined two years ago.

It's not clear yet whether the 2007 budget will allow a CEV by 2012. There is a complex interplay between the fiscal 2007 budget in particular, the date for initial CEV availability and the potential for accelerating return to the Moon.

I'm not sure this is a hobby for him. I think this is his next big idea.

His goal is to find the best possible technical managers so the shuttle and the space station, especially the shuttle, are operated in the safest possible manner for the rest of their service lives.

You can't start talking about space until you set an overall policy. Our space relationship gets to a basic question of whether the United States tries to contain an emerging China or engage it.

The emphasis is on achieving goals rather than elegance, ... It has several elements to it. One is to say that the people who did Apollo were pretty smart.

The emphasis is on achieving goals rather than elegance.