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

"I was cleaning out some old stuff on a bookcase and found it. My kids took all they wanted and I donated a lot of my collection to museums. I decided to put this up for auction so that someone who is really interested in this piece of history can enjoy it...  I didn't even have a calculator to do the arithmetic. I had to ask the people in Houston to double-check my numbers."

Source: Apollo 13 Astronaut, Jim Lovell, discussing the calculations contained in the handwritten notes which led to the safe return of the spacecraft to Earth. Those notes recently brought $388,375 at auction.

FMI: www.nasa.gov