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If we were to start today on an organized and well-supported space program I believe a practical passenger rocket can be built and tested within ten years.

Wernher von Braun

For my confirmation, I didn’t get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a telescope. My mother thought it would make the best gift.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Best Confirmation Gift Mom Myself
The logistic requirements for a large, elaborate mission to Mars are no greater that those for a minor military operation extending over a limited theatre of war.
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Greatness Limitation Logic Military Mission Operation War
If we continue at this leisurly pace, we will have to pass Russian customs when we land on the moon.
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Fun Moon Speed Tradition
The same forces of nature which enable us to fly to the stars, enable us also to destroy our star.
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Destroy Fly Force Nature Ourselves Stars
My friends they were dancing here in the streets of Huntsville when our first satellite orbited the Earth. They were dancing again when the first Americans landed on the Moon. I’d like to ask you, don’t hang up your dancing slippers.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Dance Earth Friendship Moon Myself Yourself
Don’t tell me that man doesn’t belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go – and he’ll do plenty well when he gets there.
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Himself Man Path Travel
Nature does not know extinction; all it knows is transformation. Everything science has taught me-and continues to teach me-strengthens my belief in the continuity of our spiritual existence after death. Nothing disappears without a trace.
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Belief Death Existence Nature Spiritual Strength Teaching Transformation
I only hope that we shall not wait to adopt the program until after our astronomers have reported a new and unsuspected asteroid moving across their fields of vision with menacing speed. At that point it will be too late!
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Astronomy Hope Late Myself Program Space Vision Wait
I believe in an immortal soul. Science has proved that nothing disintegrates into nothingness. Life and soul, therefore, cannot disintegrate into nothingness, and so are immortal.
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Believe Forever Immortal Life Science Soul
One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions.
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Expert Goodness Oneself Opinion Worth
We should remember that science exists only because there are people, and its concepts exist only in the minds of men. Behind these concepts lies the reality which is being revealed to us, but only by the grace of God.
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Concept Existence God Grace People Reality Remember Reveal Science
Man is not made for space. But with the help of biologists and medical doctors, he can be prepared and accommodated.
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Doctor Help Man Medicine Preparation Science Space
There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program – your tax-dollar will go further.
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Money Myself Program Promise Space
My experiences with science led me to God. They challenge science to prove the existence of God. But must we really light a candle to see the sun?
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Challenge Existence Experience God Science See Sun
By the year 2000 we will undoubtedly have a sizable operation on the Moon, we will have achieved a manned Mars landing and it’s entirely possible we will have flown with men to the outer planets.
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Doubt Man Moon Operation Planet Possible
Conquering the universe one has to solve two problems: gravity and red tape. We could have mastered gravity.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Conquer Gravity Problem Universe

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