heh, yeah it was. He once said something along the lines of "if I or any one of us dies, don't stop advancing the exploration of space. we know the risks we're taking, and we're taking them for a reason" and then of course he died in the apollo one fire. dunno always just liked that quote and thought it was relevant here, with the 'death' of many a thread and member. wait why don't I just find it: "If we die we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us, it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life."