The 43 Best Space exploration Quotes

Updated March 1, 2023

Quote by Alan Stern: During one of the Apollo missions, I saw Walter Cronkite showing off the flight plan. It just mesmerized me. All this detail! That's what I wanted.

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During one of the Apollo missions, I saw Walter Cronkite showing off the flight plan. It just mesmerized me. All this detail! That's what I wanted. Alan Stern, scientist

Alan Stern is an American planetary scientist and astrophysicist who is best known for his work on NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto.

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He may have been fascinated by the complexity and intricacy of the planning process, and perhaps this experience motivated him to pursue a career in space exploration or a related field.

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Quote by Buzz Aldrin: We should've asked China to be a portion of the space station. We should've worked out ways that we can... just give away the technology that we have that puts things up into space, with cooperation up above the atmosphere that's needed to help each other.

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We should've asked China to be a portion of the space station. We should've worked out ways that we can... just give away the technology that we have that puts things up into space, with cooperation up above the atmosphere that's needed to help each other. Buzz Aldrin, astronaut

Buzz Aldrin is a retired American astronaut and the second person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

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Quote by Buzz Aldrin: Bringing an asteroid back to Earth? What's that have to do with space exploration? If we were moving outward from there, and an asteroid is a good stopping point, then fine. But now it's turned into a whole planetary defense exercise at the cost of our outward exploration.

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Bringing an asteroid back to Earth? What's that have to do with space exploration? If we were moving outward from there, and an asteroid is a good stopping point, then fine. But now it's turned into a whole planetary defense exercise at the cost of our outward exploration. Buzz Aldrin, astronaut

Buzz Aldrin is a retired American astronaut and the second person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

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Quote by Buzz Aldrin: The way I see it, what is going to come out of the moon activities is a respect for U.S. leadership.

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The way I see it, what is going to come out of the moon activities is a respect for U.S. leadership. Buzz Aldrin, astronaut

Buzz Aldrin is a retired American astronaut and the second person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

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Quote by Buzz Aldrin: People come up to me and say, 'It's too bad the space program got canceled.' This is not the case, and yet that is what most of the public thinks has happened.

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People come up to me and say, 'It's too bad the space program got canceled.' This is not the case, and yet that is what most of the public thinks has happened. Buzz Aldrin, astronaut

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Quote by Ellen Ochoa: We continue to not only operate the International Space Station but to increase its capabilities as well as commercial contributions.

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We continue to not only operate the International Space Station but to increase its capabilities as well as commercial contributions. Ellen Ochoa, astronaut

Ellen Ochoa is a former NASA astronaut and the first Hispanic woman to go to space.

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Quote by Gene Roddenberry: It was 'ST' format to let space and alien worlds, rather than human weakness, provide the conflict and danger necessary to our adventure show.

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It was 'ST' format to let space and alien worlds, rather than human weakness, provide the conflict and danger necessary to our adventure show. Gene Roddenberry, producer

Gene Roddenberry was an American television producer and screenwriter, best known for creating the science fiction series Star Trek.

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Quote by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky: I do not remember how it got into my head to make the first calculations related to rocket. It seems to me the first seeds were planted by famous fantaseour, J. Verne.

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I do not remember how it got into my head to make the first calculations related to rocket. It seems to me the first seeds were planted by famous fantaseour, J. Verne. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, scientist

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a Russian scientist and pioneer of astronautics who is considered to be the father of astronautics and rocket dynamics.

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Quote by Alan Stern: My field is called planetary science.

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My field is called planetary science. Alan Stern, scientist

Alan Stern is an American planetary scientist and astrophysicist who is best known for his work on NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto.

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Quote by Alan Stern: One of the implications of the discovery of the Kuiper Belt and its many small planets is that many scientists now think of the solar system as having not two but three zones.

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One of the implications of the discovery of the Kuiper Belt and its many small planets is that many scientists now think of the solar system as having not two but three zones. Alan Stern, scientist

Alan Stern is an American planetary scientist and astrophysicist who is best known for his work on NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto.

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Quote by Alastair Reynolds: I always like Iain Banks science fiction stuff and William Gibson's cyberpunk stuff from the 1980s.

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I always like Iain Banks science fiction stuff and William Gibson's cyberpunk stuff from the 1980s. Alastair Reynolds, author

Alastair Reynolds is a British science fiction author known for his space opera novels and short stories.

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Quote by Burt Rutan: Space travel is the only technology that is more dangerous and more expensive now than it was in its first year. Fifty years after Yuri Gagarin, the space shuttle ended up being more dangerous and more expensive to fly than those first throwaway rockets, even though large portions of it were reusable. It's absurd.

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Space travel is the only technology that is more dangerous and more expensive now than it was in its first year. Fifty years after Yuri Gagarin, the space shuttle ended up being more dangerous and more expensive to fly than those first throwaway rockets, even though large portions of it were reusable. It's absurd. Burt Rutan, scientist

Burt Rutan is an American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur who has designed and developed numerous innovative aircraft and spacecraft.

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Quote by Carolyn Porco: Cassini was an international undertaking, led by NASA and the European Space Agency and designed to be, in every dimension, a dramatic advance over Voyager. At the size of a school bus, it was bigger than Voyager and outfitted with the most sophisticated scientific instruments ever carried into the outer solar system.

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Cassini was an international undertaking, led by NASA and the European Space Agency and designed to be, in every dimension, a dramatic advance over Voyager. At the size of a school bus, it was bigger than Voyager and outfitted with the most sophisticated scientific instruments ever carried into the outer solar system. Carolyn Porco, scientist

Carolyn Porco is a planetary scientist and the leader of the imaging team for the Cassini mission to Saturn.

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Quote by Carolyn Porco: Every type of ring behavior we have seen around Jupiter, Uranus, or Neptune can be found in orbit around Saturn. And Saturn's ring system offers the greatest promise of understanding processes in operation within all disk systems, not just those found around planets.

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Every type of ring behavior we have seen around Jupiter, Uranus, or Neptune can be found in orbit around Saturn. And Saturn's ring system offers the greatest promise of understanding processes in operation within all disk systems, not just those found around planets. Carolyn Porco, scientist

Carolyn Porco is a planetary scientist and the leader of the imaging team for the Cassini mission to Saturn.

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Quote by Charles Duke: Of course, mankind would not have landed on the Moon in 1969, were it not for two things: conquered Nazi rocket technology and post-war anti-Communist paranoia in the United States.

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Of course, mankind would not have landed on the Moon in 1969, were it not for two things: conquered Nazi rocket technology and post-war anti-Communist paranoia in the United States. Charles Duke, astronaut

Charles Duke is a retired American astronaut and a former United States Air Force officer who was the lunar module pilot for the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.

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Quote by Ellen Stofan: I live an hour from NASA's HQ in Washington, D.C., and sitting in a jam stresses me out.

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I live an hour from NASA's HQ in Washington, D.C., and sitting in a jam stresses me out. Ellen Stofan, scientist

Ellen Stofan is a planetary geologist and former chief scientist of NASA.

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Quote by Ellen Stofan: Water-based life is very much an Earth-centric view, and we can push the envelope on that here in our own solar system. We have the methane seas of Titan.

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Water-based life is very much an Earth-centric view, and we can push the envelope on that here in our own solar system. We have the methane seas of Titan. Ellen Stofan, scientist

Ellen Stofan is a planetary geologist and former chief scientist of NASA.

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Quote by Gene Cernan: Chemical propulsion is obsolete to go anywhere other than the moon. Three days - that's acceptable. But for Mars, we need propulsion technologies to get us there in, say, 60 days - then spend whatever length of time we want to spend and return when we want to come home.

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Chemical propulsion is obsolete to go anywhere other than the moon. Three days - that's acceptable. But for Mars, we need propulsion technologies to get us there in, say, 60 days - then spend whatever length of time we want to spend and return when we want to come home. Gene Cernan, astronaut

Gene Cernan was an American astronaut and naval aviator who was the last person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

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Quote by Gene Cernan: Some of the most exciting space education in the country is not coming out of Washington or New York or California or even Texas. It's coming from a place in Kansas called the Cosmosphere.

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Some of the most exciting space education in the country is not coming out of Washington or New York or California or even Texas. It's coming from a place in Kansas called the Cosmosphere. Gene Cernan, astronaut

Gene Cernan was an American astronaut and naval aviator who was the last person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

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Quote by Gene Cernan: Some astronauts describe the routine flushing of urine into space, where the freezing temperatures turn the droplets into a cloud of bright, drifting crystals, as being among the most amazing sights they saw on an entire voyage.

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Some astronauts describe the routine flushing of urine into space, where the freezing temperatures turn the droplets into a cloud of bright, drifting crystals, as being among the most amazing sights they saw on an entire voyage. Gene Cernan, astronaut

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Quote by Kip Thorne: If you think that the distance from the Earth to the nearest planet where we could live comfortably... is being, like, from New York to Australia... what we've achieved so far, in going to the moon, that's about two-and-a-half inches. So that's the challenge.

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If you think that the distance from the Earth to the nearest planet where we could live comfortably... is being, like, from New York to Australia... what we've achieved so far, in going to the moon, that's about two-and-a-half inches. So that's the challenge. Kip Thorne, physicist

Kip Thorne is a renowned American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to gravitational physics and astrophysics.

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Quote by Leroy Chiao: I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us. It makes us a little bit more competitive and wanting to be the leader.

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I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us. It makes us a little bit more competitive and wanting to be the leader. Leroy Chiao, astronaut

Leroy Chiao is a former NASA astronaut who has flown on four space missions and spent a total of 229 days in space.

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Quote by Ben Miller: Galactic plankton is undoubtedly out there, but it's statistically highly likely there's also another intelligent civilisation out there somewhere. Unfortunately, the distances and time differences are so great, communication might remain impossible.

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Galactic plankton is undoubtedly out there, but it's statistically highly likely there's also another intelligent civilisation out there somewhere. Unfortunately, the distances and time differences are so great, communication might remain impossible. Ben Miller, comedian

Ben Miller is a British comedian, actor, and director known for his work on the sketch comedy show "Armstrong and Miller" and for his role as DI Richard Poole in the crime drama "Death in Paradise."

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Quote by Damon Lindelof: When I saw 'Blade Runner,' my understanding was that 'Blade Runner' and 'Alien' were sequels to each other - or they were related. They were set in the same world.

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When I saw 'Blade Runner,' my understanding was that 'Blade Runner' and 'Alien' were sequels to each other - or they were related. They were set in the same world. Damon Lindelof, writer

Damon Lindelof is an American television writer and producer, best known for his work on the TV series Lost and The Leftovers.

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Quote by David Hewlett: I wanted to do '2001' from Hal's perspective. What it finally ended up being was 'Final Destination' in space.

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I wanted to do '2001' from Hal's perspective. What it finally ended up being was 'Final Destination' in space. David Hewlett, actor

David Hewlett is a Canadian actor known for his roles in science fiction television shows and movies such as Stargate SG-1 and Cube.

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Quote by Jack Swigert: Where one component might do, two are used bcause rescue on a lunar mission would be next to impossible. After all, you're 250,000 miles from earth. It wouldn't be nearly so difficult while in earth orbit.

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Where one component might do, two are used bcause rescue on a lunar mission would be next to impossible. After all, you're 250,000 miles from earth. It wouldn't be nearly so difficult while in earth orbit. Jack Swigert,

Jack Swigert was an American astronaut and aerospace engineer who served as the command module pilot for the Apollo 13 mission in 1970.

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Quote by Malik Yoba: As I kid I watched 'Star Trek' and 'Battlestar Galactica.'

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As I kid I watched 'Star Trek' and 'Battlestar Galactica.' Malik Yoba, actor

Malik Yoba is an American actor and writer known for his roles in TV shows such as "New York Undercover" and "Empire."

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Quote by Dylan Taylor: What I tell business leaders is you're in the space industry - you just don't know it yet. Every industry will be impacted by space. The internet would not exist without space-based communication.

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What I tell business leaders is you're in the space industry - you just don't know it yet. Every industry will be impacted by space. The internet would not exist without space-based communication. Dylan Taylor, businessman

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Quote by Wally Schirra: I don't go along with going to Moon first to build a launch pad to go to Mars. We should go to Mars from Earth orbit. We have already been to the Moon; we've already practiced.

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I don't go along with going to Moon first to build a launch pad to go to Mars. We should go to Mars from Earth orbit. We have already been to the Moon; we've already practiced. Wally Schirra, astronaut

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Quote by Sally Ride: Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.

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Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit. Sally Ride, astronaut

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Quote by Rainer Weiss: We're going to be seeing things from regions in the universe where Einstein is the whole story. Newton you can forget about.

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We're going to be seeing things from regions in the universe where Einstein is the whole story. Newton you can forget about. Rainer Weiss, physicist

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Quote by David Mackay: It's very sad that there's going to be a hiatus in manned space flight from the U.S. The Shuttle was a fantastic, hugely complex vehicle. It was inevitable it would come to an end, but this is the opportunity for the commercial world to get involved. As the Shuttle era ends, another window of opportunity opens.

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Quote by Sally Ride: So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.

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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do. Sally Ride, astronaut

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Quote by Umberto Guidoni: During that space walk there will be some repositioning of the power so that the arm can be fully controlled by the robotic station that is in the Lab.

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During that space walk there will be some repositioning of the power so that the arm can be fully controlled by the robotic station that is in the Lab. Umberto Guidoni, astronaut

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Quote by Dylan Taylor: People will come back and influence their communities to get excited about space. Space funding will increase because people will see the benefit it has to the way people relate to the world, the way people relate to problems, and the way people view themselves.

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People will come back and influence their communities to get excited about space. Space funding will increase because people will see the benefit it has to the way people relate to the world, the way people relate to problems, and the way people view themselves. Dylan Taylor, businessman

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Quote by Peggy Whitson: In space for a short time, I think most people could survive that. If you're sending an average person who's healthy for a short period of time, I think that's quite doable.

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In space for a short time, I think most people could survive that. If you're sending an average person who's healthy for a short period of time, I think that's quite doable. Peggy Whitson, astronaut

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Quote by Sally Ride: Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and crawl into and then close up, almost like a little bedroom.

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Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and crawl into and then close up, almost like a little bedroom. Sally Ride, astronaut

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Quote by Peter F. Hamilton: If you've enjoyed 'Battlestar Galactica', you should love my stuff.

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If you've enjoyed 'Battlestar Galactica', you should love my stuff. Peter F. Hamilton, author

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Quote by Wally Funk: Russia will have a woman in space before the United States calls for a crash program for women astronauts.

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Russia will have a woman in space before the United States calls for a crash program for women astronauts. Wally Funk,

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Quote by Ralph Merkle: One of the things that we can say with confidence is that we will have much lighter, much stronger materials, and this will reduce the cost of air flight, and the cost of rockets.

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One of the things that we can say with confidence is that we will have much lighter, much stronger materials, and this will reduce the cost of air flight, and the cost of rockets. Ralph Merkle, scientist

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Quote by David Hoffman: Sputnik quickly became one of the three great shocks to hit America - historians say the equal of Pearl Harbor or 9/11.

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Sputnik quickly became one of the three great shocks to hit America - historians say the equal of Pearl Harbor or 9/11. David Hoffman, director

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Quote by Carrie Nugent: People have discovered asteroids in the Main Belt that outgas like comets, and things on cometary orbits that no longer outgas - that don't have tails. We're finding all of these unique cases.

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People have discovered asteroids in the Main Belt that outgas like comets, and things on cometary orbits that no longer outgas - that don't have tails. We're finding all of these unique cases. Carrie Nugent, scientist

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