It was marvellous to see members of the public, who don't normally make contact with the military, taking the opportunity to comealong and get to know us a bit better.
That's a job for the next human-carrying spacecraft to comealong from the US. And I think in the case of this mission of Discovery, everyone was comfortable with where the risk numbers fell and they were ready to go.
While Americans continue to greatly respect the notion of free markets and honor the ability of those who can create the great enterprises with potential to take us all along for the ride, in the final analysis, Americans have come to understand that they have no choice but to trust government more than they trust business.