Asteroid Quote by Buzz Aldrin

I agree that we should go back to the moon and on to Mars. We should treat all objects in the solar system, including…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Asteroids have hit the Earth millions of times. We can see them as shooting stars every night. When they get bigger, things get complicated.…

— Rusty Schweickart

Asteroids are often seen as a threat, but they are also an opportunity. The use of space resources holds a large potential for future…

— Etienne Schneider

If you get asteroids about a kilometer in size, those are large enough and carry enough energy into our system to disrupt transportation, communication,…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

If an asteroid is coming toward you, you don't have to blow it up. You just have to slow it down long enough for…

— Emo Philips

With enough money and international coordination, we can push incoming asteroids out of Earth's path. We might even be able to bring back extinct…

— Annalee Newitz

Asteroids are deep-space bodies orbiting the Sun, not the Earth, and traveling to one would mean sending humans into solar orbit for the very…

— Rusty Schweickart

Sooner or later the space program will need to save us by detecting and deflecting an incoming asteroid.

— Nathan Myhrvold

We have the capability - physically, technically - to protect the Earth from asteroid impacts. We are now able to very slightly and subtly…

— Rusty Schweickart

If we do our homework right, never again should an asteroid that can do damage on the ground impact the Earth. We're living in…

— Rusty Schweickart

Mining asteroids will ultimately benefit humanity on and off the Earth in a multitude of ways.

— Peter Diamandis

Just speaking for myself, I think the return of people to the Moon has a lot to offer for understanding the formation and evolution…

— Alan Stern