Space isn’t remote at all. It’s only an hour’s drive away if your car could go straight upwards. Fred Hoyle
It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one’s safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract. Alan Shepherd
There are so many benefits to be derived from space exploration and exploitation; why not take what seems to me the only chance of escaping what is otherwise the sure destruction of all that humanity has struggled to achieve for 50,000 years? Isaac Asimov
We are at a point in history where a proper attention to space, and especially near space, may be absolutely crucial in bringing the world together. Margaret Mead