“45 years ago, you did Apollo. Today, you need to do this.” — Apollo 9’s Rusty Schweickart to NASA today

Addressing 300 NASA Ames people, including Pete Worden (Director):

“45 years ago, today, Apollo 11 was 1/3 of the way to the moon.
45 years ago, you did Apollo.
Today, you need to do this.
For your great grandchildren.”
— Rusty Schweickart, the first Lunar Module Pilot, and co-founder of B612 (to ensure the survival of life on Earth).

The last question from a NASA Ames person to our left: “Now that we are 45 years on, what long-term health effects have you experienced?”

A: “Yeah, I’m a lot wiser.”