These crawlers had some initial problems that seemed almost insurmountable to some people outside the space center. These were serious problems.

People and media in the early 1960s said it wouldn't work. The steering system was erratic, the bearings had (overheating) problems, and there were sensor problems.

I can't say enough about the Louisiana state people. They heard our problems, and they simply fixed them. It's beautiful to see a general sitting there from the National Guard saying, 'I can do that,' and it's done.

There are always glitches, problems that can go wrong, especially in the early stages of space flight.

There are always glitches, problems that can go wrong, especially in the early stages of space flight,

It's basically not center, not left, not right, but basically forward, ... What works? What helps people? What solves problems?