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Space exploration Quotes

"I'd like to die on Mars, just not on impact."

"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."

"I think both the space shuttle program and the International Space Station program have not really lived up to their expectations."

"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."

"Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the moon. (It was said humorously, so it's less well-known.)"

"So strap into an acceleration chair, and slap on a high-g stim patch. It's going to be a bumpy ride"

"We must move out into the universe and learn to live on other worlds."

"The feeling is constantly growing on me that I had been the first to hear the greeting of one planet to another."

"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."

"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"

"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."

"It’s not going to do any good to land on Mars if we’re stupid."

"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"

"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."

"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."

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