Space Exploration

I think we are

I think we are at the dawn of a new era in commercial space exploration. Elon Musk

Every generation has the

Every generation has the obligation to free men’s minds for a look at new worlds . . . to look out from a higher plateau than the last generation. Ellison Onizuka

Equipped with his five

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. Edwin Powell Hubble

My view of our

My view of our planet was a glimpse of divinity. Edgar Mitchell

Space exploration must be undertaken not only out of simple human curiosity but also to further the survival of the species. The twentieth century has seen the unprecedented development and proliferation of magnificent technologies. Many of them, through design, ignorance, or misuse, are capable of destroying life as well as enhancing it. Space exploration alone … Read more

We need new medical

We need new medical approaches to preventing and/or curing disease. We need new scientific approaches to generating, storing, and being more efficient with energy. Maybe we need more space exploration. Maybe we need more undersea exploration. Fred Wilson

The view of the

The view of the Earth from the Moon fascinated me — a small disk, 240,000 miles away. . . . Raging nationalistic interests, famines, wars, pestilence, don’t show from that distance. Frank Borman

I have sat by

I have sat by night beside a cold lake And touched things smoother than moonlight on still water, But the moon on this cloud sea is not human, And here is no shore, no intimacy, Only the start of space, the road to suns. F. R. Scott

I think that space

I think that space flight is a condition of Nature that comes into effect when an intelligent species reaches the saturation point of its planetary habitat combined with a certain level of technological ability… I think it is a built-in gene-directed drive for the spreading of the species and its continuation. Donald A. Wollheim

I was interested in

I was interested in flying beginning at age 7, when a close family friend took me in his little airplane. And I remember looking at the wheel of the airplane as we rolled down the runway, because I wanted to remember the exact moment that I first went flying… the other thing growing up is … Read more