Quotes of the Day

Apollo 11 crew member Michael Collins speaks at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington in honor of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing
Monday, Jul. 20, 2009

Open quoteI'd like to see Mars become the focus, just as John F. Kennedy focused on the moon.Close quote

  • MICHAEL COLLINS,
  • Apollo 11 command-module pilot, in an appearance at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum on the eve of the 40th anniversary of man's first landing on the moon
Photo: Bill Ingalls / NASA / AP | Source: AP