It’s a vast, lonely, forbidding expanse of nothing rather like clouds and clouds of pumice stone. And it certainly does not appear to be a very inviting place to live or work.
Meaning of the quote
This quote describes space as a huge, empty, and unwelcoming place. Astronaut Frank Borman says that space is like a vast, lonely area full of nothing, similar to clouds of a light, porous rock called pumice. He also says that space does not seem like a very appealing or comfortable place for people to live or work in.
About Frank Borman
Frank Borman was an American astronaut who commanded the historic Apollo 8 mission, becoming one of the first humans to orbit the Moon. He had a distinguished career in the U.S. Air Force, working as a test pilot and later becoming CEO of Eastern Air Lines, where he led the company through its most profitable years.
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