Space Quote of the Month - February 2009:
"When you find something you really like to do, and you're willing to risk the consequences of that, you really probably ought to go do it."
- Francis "Dick" Scobee (1939-1986),
Challenger Commander
Space Quote of the Month - January 2009:
"A lot of us here on earth are getting pretty curious about what the moon's made of, and you'll never satisfy man's curiosity unless a man goes himself."
- Ed
White (1930-1967),
First American
Spacewalker.
Space Quote of the Month - December 2008:
"...and
from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry
Christmas, and God bless all of you - all of you on the good Earth."
- Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman,
in lunar orbit, 24 Dec 1968.
Space Quote of the Month - November 2008:
"Let
us now embark upon this great journey into the stars to find whatever may await
us."
- Senator John McCain,
from his
campaign position on the
US Space Program
Space Quote of the Month - October 2008:
"The
Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States that
activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of
all mankind."
- From the “National
Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958”, the legislation that created
NASA.
Space Quote of the Month - September 2008:
"...We mourn the loss of these seven brave pioneers. The space shuttle Columbia
and its crew obviously served as a symbol of freedom and cooperation for so many
different countries, and was dedicated to providing a better life for science
and exploration for future generations."
- David
Dewhurst, (Lt. Governor of Texas)
statement on
Columbia disaster.
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