Thomas Phelan
Institute Dean and Institute Historian

"What is most vivid in my mind is the first look back at Planet Earth,
the whole earth brushed with atmosphere.  I like the pictures documenting
life within the space craft, and I'm hoping that some day I will experience
weightlessness.  The moon surface fascinates me, especially because of its
likeness with some of earth's landscape.  But to be able to take in all of
Earth at a single glance, to have an overall view of night and day, to
imagine life of all sorts (plant, animal, human) breathing, growing, dying,
is a WOW for me.  If only I was 50 years younger!"