Apollo 13 Approach ‘Sputnik Moment’

Jun 7, 2010 by PETE ABEL

Forget my Apollo 13 analogy. Donny Deutsch’s use of the phrase, “Sputnik moment,” better conveys what I’ve been trying to express in my prior posts on this topic: The need for transcendental leadership from the White House, for the President to rally the nation with a bold plan for engaging our best and brightest, focusing their energies (and ours) on a common cause.

Historical note: Some might argue that what we’re really talking about here is not so much a “Sputnik moment” as a “Gagarin moment.” [continued]

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