Dr. Tracy Scott

I think they do recognize they did a lot of work.

In fact, Barbara Cernan has a great quote.

She was Gene Cernan's wife.

He was Apollo 17 commander.

And the quote that I've heard her say is, if you think going to the moon is hard, try staying home.

Yeah.

It was a lot of work, and it was a lot of strain on the marriages, and they recognized that.

And in fact, the divorce rate was extremely high, probably 80% or more.

So it took a toll, and they absolutely saw that it took a toll.

Yet at the same time, they felt like –

They were contributing to something bigger than themselves.

And when I do the oral history interviews, when I ask them at the end, so, okay, tell me overall, what was that time like?

One of the wives summed it up very succinctly.

And she said, it was the most exciting time of my life because we were going to the moon.

We.

Yeah.

And I thought that's exactly captures what it was like, right?

Even though she got divorced and had lots of heartache and all sorts of other stuff happening, she still looks back on that time as incredibly exciting and important and communal, right?

Oh, that's an interesting question.

You mean current day or since my dad was?