On July 20, 1969, millions of people watched as NASA landed the first men on the moon. It was the culmination of the dream set forth by President John F. Kennedy and it was one of the most engaging and impressive feats of human achievement. It is also one of NASA’s biggest problems. You see, NASA has a great history, but what it desperately needs is an equally great and compelling future. It is easy to get caught looking backwards and longing for the good old days. We are drawn to the past because it is familiar. Recently, I heard an eighty-year-old man say, “I would rather go back to being 65 years old than go on to be 95. At least I know what 65 was like”. The trick with the past, of course, is that you cannot go back, and you cannot recreate it today.