Our passionate preoccupation with
Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from. Eric Hoffer
Star Gazing
To our knowledge, life
To our knowledge, life exists on only one planet, Earth. If something bad happens, it’s gone. I think we should establish life on another planet-Mars in particular-but we ‘re not making very good progress. SpaceX is intended to make that happen. Elon Musk
It\\’s really incumbent upon
It’s really incumbent upon us as life’s agents to extend life to another planet. I think that being a multi-planet species will significantly increase the richness and scope of the human experience. Elon Musk
The extension of life
The extension of life beyond Earth is the most important thing we can do as a species. Elon Musk
The vast majority of
The vast majority of the shuttle program was a success. We learned so much about how a reusable spacecraft interacts with its environment, how it ages-and what to design next time. Eileen Collins
We want to explore.
We want to explore. We’re curious people. Look back over history, people have put their lives at stake to go out and explore … We believe in what we’re doing. Now it’s time to go. Eileen Collins
Astronomy is something like
Astronomy is something like the ministry. No one should go into it without a call. I got that unmistakable call, and I know that even if I were second-rate or third-rate, it was astronomy that mattered. Edwin Powell Hubble
I\\’m not coming in
I’m not coming in . . . this is fun. Edward Higgins White
I\\’m coming back in…
I’m coming back in… and it’s the saddest moment of my life. Edward Higgins White
The starry heaven, though
The starry heaven, though it occurs so very frequently to our view, never fails to excite an idea of grandeur. This cannot be owing to the stars themselves, separately considered. The number is certainly the cause. The apparent disorder augments the grandeur, for the appearance of care is highly contrary to our ideas of magnificence. … Read more