Billions Quote by Pete Conrad

The expense of getting into space is the rocket launch, the rocket itself. Rocket's right now, commercial rockets cost probably somewhere between $50, or…

— Leroy Chiao

The space shuttle has been a fantastic vehicle. It is unlike any other thing that we've ever built. Its capabilities have carried several hundred…

— Robert Crippen

Space travel is the only technology that is more dangerous and more expensive now than it was in its first year. Fifty years after…

— Burt Rutan

Exploration of space is worth it because humans need to explore. Knowledge is always good, and it's a really cool thing to see.

— Penn Jillette

“Many people object to “wasting money in space” yet have no idea how much is actually spent on space exploration. The CSA’s budget, for…

— Chris Hadfield

I think in the long run the money that s been put into the space program is one of the best investments this country…

— Arthur C. Clarke

If your payloads cost hundreds of millions of dollars, they actually cost more than the launch. It puts a lot of pressure on the…

— Jeff Bezos

We have lost one shuttle for every 57 flights and that is not a good ratio. I do believe we need to continue space…

— Lincoln Davis

If leaders in the space program had at its beginning in the 1940s, pointed out the benefits to people on earth rather than emphasizing…

— Walter Lang

You don't go into space just for the science. Economically, it is not worth it. I think the reason we should be in space…

— Helen Sharman

The question to ask is whether the risk of traveling to space is worth the benefit. The answer is an unequivocal yes, but not…

— William E. Burrows

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

— Helen Sharman