“The greatest fallout of the space program, ... was not the close-up view of the moon, but a look at spaceship Earth from afar. For the first time in the history of humanity, we were able to see our planet for what it really is.” FirstsLooksAbleEarthHumanitySpaceViewsPlanetsMoonFirst TimeProgramOur PlanetSpaceshipsAfarSpace ProgramFallouts Author:Theodore Hesburgh
“Stars looking at our planet, watching entropy and pain and maybe startin' to wonder how the chaos in our lives could pass as sane. I've been thinkin' 'bout the meaning of resistance of a world beyond our own and suddenly the infinite and penitent began to look like home.” WorldLooksHomePainStarsWonderOur LivesPlanetsInfiniteChaosResistanceSaneOur PlanetEntropy Author:Jon Foreman
“The shadow of a cornstalk on the ground is lovely, but it is no denial of its loveliness to see as one looks on it that it is telling the time of day, the position of the earth and the sun, the size of our planet and its shape, and perhaps even the length of its life and ours among the stars.” LooksEarthStarsSunPositionPlanetsShapesShadowSizeLovelyDenialLengthOur PlanetLovelinessTime Of Day Book:The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller Source: The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller