Exploration Quote by Robert Bigelow

All space exploration is risky. As an astronaut, I had to decide each and every time I went to space whether or not to…

— John M. Grunsfeld

Of course risk is part of spaceflight. We accept some of that to achieve greater goals in exploration and find out more about ourselves…

— Lisa Nowak

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

We all have our levels of risk tolerance. People who have decided they want to go to space are going to go.

— Jim Cantrell

I think most astronauts are not risk takers. We take calculated risks for something that we think is worthwhile.

— Michael J. Massimino

We need to look at NASA, not as a handout, but as an investment.

— 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

Our country... invests a tiny fraction of 1 percent in NASA, and this is what's so amazing to me, is with that small investment,…

— John M. Grunsfeld

NASA is a big organization with a lot of needs that have to be met. So there are a lot of opportunities.

— Bruce Pittman

NASA's myriad failures are in many ways the natural consequence of a catastrophic combination of bureaucracy, monopoly, and a calcifying aversion to the kind…

— Burt Rutan

For NASA, space is still a high priority.

— Dan Quayle

When someone tells me, 'Oh, we have so many problems on Earth; space exploration costs too much money,' I say, 'I absolutely agree with…

— Mary Roach