"I grew up watching a lot of the coverage of the early U.S. space program, all the way back starting with Mercury and then through Gemini and Apollo and of course going to the moon as the main part of the Apollo program"

This quote by Linda M. Godwin talks to the impact of the early U.S. space program on her life. She matured seeing the protection of the program, beginning with the Mercury program and continuing through Gemini and Apollo, with the Apollo program culminating in the first moon landing. This quote speaks to the power of the space program to motivate and mesmerize the public, and to the significance of the space program in the history of the United States. It likewise speaks with the effect of the space program on Linda M. Godwin's life, as she had the ability to witness the amazing achievements of the program from a young age. The space program has provided motivation and pride for many Americans, and Linda M. Godwin's quote speaks to the power of the program to mesmerize and motivate.