24 Quotes by John Logsdon

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.