Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The Apollo program and the excitement of space exploration influenced a generation of scientists and engineers to push the bounds of what was technologically possible. Likewise, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has inspired millions of curious young minds to think about science, space and technology and dream about their own personal moonshots."

Source:  Thomas A. Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon -- As the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of landing a man on the moon, July 20, 1969, Raytheon joins the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum as a sponsor of its Apollo celebrations to ignite interest in future space exploration and innovation. The museum's commemoration of the Apollo program will continue through fall 2019.

FMI: airandspace.si.edu