“I was saddened to learn of the passing of Leonard Nimoy, a fellow space traveler because he helped make the journey into the final frontier accessible to us all.... Indeed, there are strange new worlds to explore -- to seek out new life and start new civilizations. It is time to boldly go where no man -- or woman -- has gone before. Thanks to Leonard Nimoy and his beloved Mr. Spock, the bar has been set high for us to continue humanity's quest to probe outward in the universe.” MenWorldHas BeensHumanityUniverseSpaceGoneJourneyStrangeCivilizationFellowsFinalsBarsPassingPassingsThanksBelovedNew WorldQuestsTravelerNew LifeFrontiersSpace TravelSaddenedMr Spock Author:Buzz Aldrin
“Trillions of years into the future, when all stars are gone...all parts of the cosmos will cool to the same temperature as the ever-cooling background. At that time, space travel will no longer provide refuge because even Hell will have frozen over. We may then declare that the universe has died-not with a bang, but with a whimper.” YearsMayUniverseStarsSpaceGoneHellDiedBackgroundsCosmosRefugeFrozenExtinctionBangsTemperatureSpace TravelCoolingAll Stars Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“We should explore new ways to drive down the cost of space travel. instead of costly booster rockets, maybe we should think of laser/microwave driven rockets, or space elevators. Until then, the cost of space exploration will limit our ability to explore the universe.” ThinkingWayShouldUniverseAbilitySpaceCostLimitsDrivenExplorationNew WaysRocketsSpace ExplorationElevatorsSpace TravelLasersMicrowaves Author:Michio Kaku
“The Stone trembled and threw herself outward bound, toward Saturn. In her train followed hundreds and thousands and hundreds of thousands of thousands of restless, rolling Stones . . . to Saturn . . . to Uranus, to Pluto . . . rolling on out to the stars . . . outward bound to the ends of the Universe.” EndsUniverseStarsStonesTrainBoundsRollingTravelerRestlessAstronautRolling StonesSpace TravelSaturnPlutoOutward Bound Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“Constantly working outward, putting system after system inside the known universe, they were the bright hungry wave of mankind reaching out to gather in the stars.” UniverseStarsKnownMankindWaveWork OutHungryReachingReach OutTravelerAstronautSpace Travel Book:The Furious Future: Stories Source: The Furious Future: Stories