“Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.”
– William Burroughs, Author (1914 – 1997)
“Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.”
– William Burroughs, Author (1914 – 1997)
”I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.”
– Neil Armstrong (1930 – 2012) on looking back at the Earth from the Moon in July 1969
“War and space exploration are alternative uses of the assertive, exploratory energies that are so characteristic of human beings. They may also be mutually exclusive because if one occurs on a massive scale, the other probably will not.”
– Frank White, The Overview Effect, 1981
“The wise man looks into space and does not regard the small as too little, nor the great as too big, for he knows that, there is no limit to dimensions.”
– 莊子 Zhūangzi (369 BC – 286 BC)
“The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light.
The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.”
– Tahereh Mafi, from her book “Shatter Me”
“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.”
– Helen Keller (1880 – 1968)
Happy 2014 everyone!
“Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.”
– Anaïs Nin (1903 – 1977)
“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”
– Stephen Hawking (1942), quoted from Der Spiegel (17 October 1988)
“All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.”
– Carl Sagan (1934 – 1996)
“I know the whole world is watching now. I wish you could see what I can see. Sometimes you have to be up really high to understand how small you are… I’m coming home now.”
– Felix Baumgartner (1969)