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... out slowly and go away.” When he got back, he said, “Oh, Lind, that was fantastic. I wish we’d had the television set up to see that.” This instrument was ... these were very heady times. These were exciting times, because they were impacting not only adventure, but they were impacting the very front edge of scientific research. '''Wright:''' You mentioned that ... Apollo flights, because there was such a sense of history, and a sense of high adventure. This was exploration at its absolute, marvelous best . This was, to me, as exciting and ...

... subjects of the chapters that follow. Humans will go permanently to space not only for adventure or for opportunity, but primarily for the betterment of all humankind; research conducted in recent ... challenges both fantastically breathtaking and supremely dangerous. ''' ''Beyond Earth: The Future of Humans in Space ''describes a vision that is accessible to anyone interested in humankind's great space adventure, the human ...

... , way south of Tampa. Two months there. I won't go into details of my adventures and training, but I finished that up finally. Then the next step was Courtland, Alabama ... . Battin, Milt Milton B. Trageser, Ralph R. Ragan, Davey David G. Hoag. They were really fantastic. The role they had played in the Polaris guidance system was totally new to me ... did a good job there. Caldwell, I'm sure, was a key—he's a fantastic designer. I guess you've interviewed Caldwell. '''Bergen:''' Yes, we have. '''Chilton:''' You found he ...

... . “Okay, let’s go. Let’s go.” When you get out, it’s just so fantastic, just slowly getting out and see the Earth. The impression, you forget about your spacesuit ... , and the six hours went just like one hour, very, very busy, but really, really fantastic. You don’t have time, in fact, to enjoy the fact that you’re outside ... . Officially, I think we can stay three days. '''Butler:''' Well, you certainly had some interesting adventures on that flight. '''Chrétien:''' Oh, yes. We landed in the fog in December, I think ...

... men, then it is necessary that we maintain a position of leadership in the greatest adventure of our time. "Not only would a slowdown in this program have an adverse effect ... been on the edge of the fantastic. The space age has barely been born but we cannot see how anyone can misread the promise of adventure and discovery in the years to ...

... article had said that "decade ended with an adventure so fantastic as almost to overshadow and redeem all the turmoil that had scarred it." Redeeming adventure had been Apollo 11 moon landing, which ...

... guess. He was wonderful person, and that, combined with my apparently very early thirst for adventure, combined to make me interested in naval aviation, or aviation, I guess, to begin with ... wanted to do it again, so that was another indication of my interest in thrilling adventure. Then when I was in tenth or eleventh grade, our next-door neighbor was a ... of fifteen. What’s that? Twenty percent came from that ship. '''Ross-Nazzal:''' That’s fantastic. So can you tell us a little bit about the interview process that you went ...

... thirteen years old, the daring young Verne decided to participate in the new era of adventure by signing on as a cabin boy aboard a passing merchant ship. Needless to say ... pages ahead, Jules Verne was not the only young teen attracted by the romance of adventures at sea. In 1848 France was in the throes of revolution and Jules Verne found ... of its motion. Probably the first seeds of the idea were sown by that great fantastic author Jules Verne : he directed my thoughts along certain channels, then came a desire, and ...

... upbeat. Everybody knew they had a sense of direction. Of course, Frank Borman was a fantastic leader, and being there helped instill confidence in them. There was a very good relationship ... that and work out all those algorithms. The leader was Dick Battin, and he had fantastic people like Norm Sears and Phil Fellerman and people like that, that really helped him ... bit more sophisticated and it's improved a lot. Of course, the computer's improved fantastic. So that was my experience with MIT. Of course, we were starting off from scratch ...

... techniques, a longer lunar stay, nuclear-powered experiments-they all serve to push back a fantastic frontier which only a few short years ago was regarded as a most implausible province ... of Social Sciences in New York. Institute President Frank Pace, Jr." said, "The great scientific adventure in which you extend the reach of man cannot equal for us the moments in ...

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