“When NASA makes discoveries they are profound and they make headlines, everyone takes notice. It drives dialogue and, today, it would drive the blogosphere. It would drive the projects the kids do in school. So you wouldn't even need programs to try and stimulate curiosity. You wouldn't need programs to try to convince people that science literacy is good. Because they're going to want to participate on this epic adventure that we call space exploration.” PeopleWantNeedsTryingKidsTodaySchoolSpaceAdventureProjectsDiscoveryProgramProfoundCuriosityDialogueConvinceExplorationEpicLiteracyHeadlinesSpace ExplorationNasaScience Literacy Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“We needed a "psychenaut" program to be the opposite of the astronaut program in order to explore the enormous domains and dimensions of inner space. We need inner space exploration. We need to have access to more capacities in order to be adequate stewards of this most incredible process of transformation in human history.” NeedsHumansOrderProcessSpaceNeededCapacityProgramOppositesTransformationIncrediblesAccessEnormousDimensionsExplorationAdequateDomainHuman HistoryAstronautSpace ExplorationStewards Author:Jean Houston
“We collectively have a special place in our heart for the manned space flight program - Apollo nostalgia is one element, but that is only part of it. American culture worships explorers - look at the fame of Lewis and Clark, for example. The American people want to think of themselves as supporting exploration.” PeopleThinkingWantLooksHeartCultureSpaceSpecialExampleFameElementsWorshipProgramNostalgiaFlightExplorationAmerican CultureApolloExplorersSpecial PlacesSpace FlightLewis And Clark Author:Nathan Myhrvold
“NASA is an engine of innovation and inspiration as well as the world's premier space exploration agency, and we are well served by politicians working to keep it that way, instead of turning it into a mere jobs program, or worse, cutting its budget.” WorldWayWellsInspirationJobsSpaceCuttingPoliticianProgramInnovationMereBudgetsAgencyExplorationEnginesSpace ExplorationNasa Author:Bill Nye
“Millions of people were inspired by the Apollo Program. I was five years old when I watched Apollo 11 unfold on television, and without any doubt it was a big contributor to my passions for science, engineering, and exploration.” PeopleYearsBigsPassionMillionsDoubtFiveTelevisionProgramInspiredFive YearsExplorationEngineeringMy PassionApolloFive Year OldsContributorsApollo 11 Author:Jeff Bezos
“The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program.” IfsSpaceProgramExplorationInsightfulDinosaursSpace ExplorationStar GazingOuter SpaceSpace ProgramSpace Science Author:Larry Niven
“By refocusing our space program on Mars for America's future, we can restore the sense of wonder and adventure in space exploration that we knew in the summer of 1969. We won the moon race; now it's time for us to live and work on Mars, first on its moons and then on its surface.” FirstsAmericaSpaceRaceWonderAdventureMoonSummerProgramSurfaceExplorationMarsSpace ExplorationSense Of WonderSpace ProgramColonizing Mars Author:Buzz Aldrin
“A sense of the unknown has always lured mankind and the greatest of the unknowns of today is outer space. The terrors, the joys and the sense of accomplishment are epitomized in the space program.” TodayJoySpaceMankindProgramTerrorAccomplishmentExplorationSpace ExplorationNasaSpace TravelOuter SpaceSpace ProgramSense Of Accomplishment Author:William Shatner
“I am very much against weapons in space. And I wish we could be spearheading that program to come to some kind of international agreement so that doesn't happen. That is my only - fear - in further space exploration like always, we hope it doesn't get abused” KindHappensWishSpaceWeaponsProgramInternationalAgreementExplorationSpace Exploration Author:Scott Bakula
“If we die, we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us, it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.” PeopleIfsWantLifeInspirationalHappensDeathDiesHopeSpaceAcceptingRiskDiscoveryProgramAcceptedThings HappenMeaning Of LifeLife And DeathExplorationExploringDelayConquestAstronautRisky Business Author:Gus Grissom