David Hoffman Quotes & Sayings

“For days after the launch, Sputnik was a wonderful curiosity. A man-made moon visible by ordinary citizens, it inspired awe and pride that humans had finally launched an object into space.”

“I always live in the present - I love the present. I cherish the future.”

“Sputnik quickly became one of the three great shocks to hit America - historians say the equal of Pearl Harbor or 9/11.”