Wikimedia CommonsHouston, we have a problem.It's always good to have a backup plan. Space.com has posted Richard Nixon's condolence speech to the wives of the Apollo 11 astronauts had the moon landing not worked out. Nixon's speechwriter, William Safire, titled it "In the Event of a Moon Disaster".Fate has ordained
that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to
rest in peace. These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their re