Childhood Quote by John Noble Wilford

America's space program has been the envy and inspiration of the world. It has made landmark scientific discoveries that are a lasting legacy of…

— Alan Stern

The inspirational value of the space program is probably of far greater importance to education than any input of dollars... A whole generation is…

— Arthur C. Clarke

The value of the space program is beyond science, it's beyond military; it's a cultural shift in how we think of our place in…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

For me, one of the most fertile consequences of the space program is the extent to which it stimulates people to innovate because they…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Space exploration is important research to our economic and national defense, and America's space program is a symbol of our success as a scientifically…

— Randy Forbes

The expansion of commercial space exploration holds huge promise and benefits for our country. It will help support government-backed research and programs, provide a…

— Ben Ray Lujan

When NASA dreams big America dreams big. People...kids say, 'I want to do that when I grow up'. Because you want to do what's…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Space offers extraordinary potential for commerce and adventure, for new innovations and new tests of will. As Americans, we can't help but reach for…

— Bill Frist

(Space programs are) a force operating on educational pipelines that stimulate the formation of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians... They're the ones that make…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

I think we are at the dawn of a new era in commercial space exploration.

— Elon Musk

Too many people view on [space exploration] as a luxury rather than as a fundamental driver to stimulate interest in science to everyone in…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Beyond America's historical role as pioneers of human exploration, it is critical to understand space as a national security imperative. Just as it was…

— Michael Waltz