Advancing Quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson

In my mind, public space travel will precede efforts toward exploration -- be it returning to the moon, going to Mars, visiting asteroids, or…

— Buzz Aldrin

I believe we can do more in making the President's vision for space exploration a reality by awarding cash prizes to encourage greater participation…

— Dana Rohrabacher

I believe that, by taking an extreme approach, you really get the public to actively engage with a cause or a research ,and that…

— Nelly Ben Hayoun

It's clear that the only thing that is inhibiting us from doing further human exploration of space is money and the will to do…

— Heidi Hammel

NASA is increasingly not the future of space exploration. I love the fact that we have private sector folks devoting a lot of money…

— Ian Bremmer

The American public needs to be alerted to the value of the space program.

— Jack Swigert

The space program is a peaceful project. The next door is opening. We have to go farther into space. But, before that, we need…

— Sunita Williams

The government will see that human spaceflight is useful - for science and the economy - and inspirational.

— Helen Sharman

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

Research into manned spaceflight is shifting from low-Earth orbit to destinations much further away, like Mars and the asteroid belt. But society will have…

— Andy Weir

Achieving something that has never existed in manned spaceflight and that is high volume and public access.

— Burt Rutan

Life on Earth is at an ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by disaster. ... I think the human race doesn't have a future…

— Peter Diamandis