21st century Quote by 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

The space industry is developing and delivering benefits that tie into our immediate needs and priorities here on Earth-for example, medical and materials research,…

— Marc Garneau

But investment in space stimulates society, it stimulates it economically, it stimulates it intellectually, and it gives us all passion.

— Bill Nye

Hopefully, we will get more and more people interested in doing research in space. I think eventually it's also going to be a great…

— Peggy Whitson

When you innovate no one else can figure out how to do what you're doing because you're too far ahead of them. And the…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

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 commercial space industry is enormous and ripe for disruption.

— Steve Jurvetson

Space travel will be like every other business. There will be competitors. . . . Thirty months from now, I'm confident we'll be flying people into space.

— Richard Branson

People will come back and influence their communities to get excited about space. Space funding will increase because people will see the benefit it…

— Dylan Taylor

Many people may not recognize that the development of space exploration technologies has already helped benefit Earth in many ways, especially when it comes…

— Dylan Taylor

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

All space projects push the frontiers of technology and are drivers of innovation.

— Martin Rees