Just Do It

Words, Words, Words … NASA, NASA, NASA, Huffington Post
“So, listen up. Develop a sense of urgency and a respect for the benefits we gain from going to space … without knowing what those benefits will be. Even if he knew precisely what was going to happen, how far would JFK have gotten had he described to Congress a world of cell phones and laptops, YouTube and Google, wireless and texting – for the seeds of all that technology trace directly back to the communications tech required for the Apollo program. Demanding usefulness as a precondition for any NASA budget is wrong-headed thinking; demanding cutting edge innovation, paradigm-shifting scientific, breakthrough technologies – that’s the ticket! What will result will no doubt amaze and astound.”