“It is impossible to overestimate the importance of what we are doing. We are dealing with things never before witnessed by human eyes. Ever, throughout our entire history on this planet. What could possibly be more inspiring than that? Of course, people don’t know it now. What we do is top secret, and rightly so—such sensitive information falling into the wrong hands could have catastrophic consequences, for the whole world. But future generations will remember us as pioneers, as those at the cutting edge of science and progress who, despite all the risks we faced, fearlessly led the charge into the unknown.”