February 1, 2003

the space frontier is tough

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What a sad day.  The shuttle disaster reminds us all just how tough space is.  

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The people at NASA aren't afraid of failure.  They're dreaming.  The space frontier is tough, it is sometimes overwhelming, and if you're afraid and you set mediocre goals, you always have success, and you keep the critics at bay.  You want to keep the critics really on edge, you want to keep them coming after you, because it is the American spirit that pushes forward, and I think the people at NASA have done a fabulous job.

Daniel Goldin, former NASA Administrator,
from a November 21, 2001 PBS interview.

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