Space Exploration Quotes

"I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact." "I love the thought of a car drifting apparently endlessly through space and perhaps being discovered by an alien race millions of years in the future." "I've always wanted to be part of something that would radically change the world ... People forget the power of inspiration. All of humanity went to the moon with the Apollo missions. The issue was cost. There was no chance to build a base and create frequ" "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." "You need to live in a dome initially but over time you could terraform Mars to look like Earth and eventually walk around outside without anything on... So it's a fixer-upper of a planet." "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard" "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." "The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it’s going to become multiplanetary, or it’s going to remain confined to one planet and eventually there’s going to be an extinction event." "The feeling is constantly growing on me that I had been the first to hear the greeting of one planet to another." "Space exploration is a force of nature unto itself that no other force in society can rival." "The history of every major galactic civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of survival, inquiry, and sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why, and Where phases." "It’s not going to do any good to land on Mars if we’re stupid." "We must move out into the universe and learn to live on other worlds." "As we explore the reaches of space, we must serve as guardians of our own home planet. It is our responsibility to show kindness and empathy." "Exploring space involves great risks, but this is part of progress. It is the brave who face the unknown and pave the way for future generations." "So strap into an acceleration chair, and slap on a high-g stim patch. It's going to be a bumpy ride"