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 Hubble Space Telescope Repair Mission was extraordinary on so many levels... The foresight to attempt repairs rather than scrap the investment in the original telescope, the complexity and difficulty of the in-space maneuvers, the stunning visual images of the spacewalks transmitted from space, and an outcome that extended the life of this marvelous portal into the universe - all add up to an unmatched technological achievement."

Source: Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham, following the Space Foundation's recognition of the team that put together and executed the final manned repair visit to the Hubble Space Telescope in May of 2009, at its 26th annual National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. The team won the Space Foundations's 2010 Space Achievement Award.

FMI: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/main/index.html