I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.

Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird.

That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind

I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.

I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being on the moon.

Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.