"To set foot on the soil of the……" — Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
"To set foot on the soil of the asteroids, to lift by hand a rock from the Moon, to observe Mars from a distance of several tens of kilometers, to land on its satellite or even on its surface, what can be more fantastic? From the moment of using rocket devices a new great era will begin in astronomy: the epoch of the more intensive study of the firmament."
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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14 Quotes by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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From the rocket we can see the huge sphere of the planet in one or another phase of the Moon.…
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Men are weak now, and yet they transform the Earth's surface. In millions of years their might will increase to…
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For me, a rocket is only a means--only a method of reaching the depths of space--and not an end in…
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Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar…
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Man will not always stay on Earth; the pursuit of light and space will lead him to penetrate the bounds…
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First, inevitably, the idea, the fantasy, the fairy tale. Then, scientific calculation. Ultimately, fulfillment crowns the dream.
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A planet is the cradle of mind, but one cannot live in a cradle forever.
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Consider a cask filled with a highly compressed gas. If we open one of its taps the gas will escape…
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Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar…
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All our knowledge - past, present, and future - is nothing compared to what we will never know.
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The Earth is the cradle of Humanity. But one doesn't always live in the cradle.
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The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever.
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