Once You've Been First, It Cannot Be

To Move Forward, What's Required Is A Unified Space Agenda Based On Exploration, Science, Development, Commerce, And Security.

We Can't Start Over And Develop A Saturn 5-type Vehicle From Scratch.

There's No Doubt Who Was A Leader In Space After The Apollo Program. Nobody Came Close To Us. And Our Education System, In Science, Technology, Engineering And Math, Was At The Top Of The World. It's No Longer There. We're Descending Rather Rapidly.

Astronauts Are Not Superhuman. They Lead Ordinary Lives And Have Varied Personalities.

I Think Both The Space Shuttle Program And The International Space Station Program Have Not Really Lived Up To Their Expectations.